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Allerup, Peter – 1985
Approximately 1200 Danish school children aged 8, 11, and 14 participated in a questionnaire study under the caption, "Why I like to read." Data from Denmark formed part of an international study, in which 12 other countries used the same questionnaire to explore various functions of reading and to compare them over different countries.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Education, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
Wolfle, Lee M. – 1979
Structural equation models incorporating unmeasured variables make possible the rigorous testing of theories previously difficult to test adequately because of fallible measures of the theoretic variables. This paper first discusses a simple causal model; incorporating a single unmeasured variable for the purpose of exposition. A substantive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Programs, Critical Path Method, Cultural Differences
Kingston, Neal M.; Holland, Paul W. – 1986
This study addresses the test-disclosure-related need for more Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test editions in a situation where the number of examinees is stable or declining. Equating is used to guarantee that examinees of different test editions are treated equitably. The data collection designs used in this study were: (1)…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Data Collection, Equated Scores, Error of Measurement