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Download full textWeiss, David J. – 1970
The Inter-Association Council on Test Reviewing (IACTR) was established in 1967 as an outcome of a committee established two years earlier by the Division of Evaluation and Measurement of the American Psychological Association. Its purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of information on, and reviews of, tests and other measurement…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Information Dissemination, Information Processing, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedCairns, E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1977
It would appear that there is a lack of convincing evidence especially regarding the reliability of the Matching Familiar Figures test over short intervals and with older children. As the test is now being used for diagnostic purposes in education, more information is required, and here the MFF is examined in older children using a split-half…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Psychology, Elementary School Students, Information Processing
Peer reviewedDonohew, Lewis; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1972
Studies measured selective exposure to information by open-" and closed-minded" subjects within a consistency perspective. (Authors)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Dogmatism, Eye Movements, Information Processing
Endo, Jean J.; Lenning, Oscar T. – 1978
To aid institutions in identifying and using information about educational outcomes, the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) developed an "outcome structure," a new system for organizing outcomes and outcomes information for purposes of classification, analysis and decisionmaking. Preliminary tryout and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Benefits, Educational Needs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPishkin, Vladimir; Williams, W. Vail – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1977
This research was undertaken to explicate the role of behavioral rigidity and hypothesis behavior in concept learning of schizophrenics. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Flow Charts, Information Processing
Peer reviewedDickstein, Louis S. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Concept Formation
Battista, Michael – 1978
The purpose of the study was to develop and validate a new method for measuring the subjective information of written materials in mathematics. In order to support the theoretical validity of the new measure, the study provided a derivation of the measure from Shannon's original information formula. Then the measure was used to measure the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Geometric Concepts, Grade 7, Information Processing
White, William F. – 1972
An information feedback system for use in evaluating an educational program is described, and its effectiveness in evaluating the Follow Through program and its use in relation to the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills are discussed. The systems approach to program evaluation consists of objectives clarification, decision making, and program planning. In…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Compensatory Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
Wing, Paul; And Others – 1975
The Statewide Measures Inventory is essentially a list of items of information, along with concise definitions and other information of interest, relevant to statewide postsecondary education planning and management. It has been designated primarily as a working document for use by state-level postsecondary education planners and decision makers…
Descriptors: Administration, Decision Making, Definitions, Educational Facilities
