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Peer reviewedLester, David; Templer, Donald – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1993
Presents dialog among David Lester, author of first critical survey of death anxiety measures, developer of scales, and researcher about suicide and fear of death; Donald Templer, Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) creator; and journal editor. Lester and Templer discuss origins, uses, results, limitations, and future of death anxiety scales and research on…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Death, Evaluation Problems, Test Construction
Peer reviewedJaeger, Richard M. – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1998
Contains a summary of the measurement strategies developed and used by the Technical Analysis Group on behalf of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Also describes some remaining measurement dilemmas in the context of the National Board's assessments and suggests some areas for further research. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedMullis, Ronald L.; And Others – Adolescence, 1993
Examined whether variations in construction and scoring (frequency, sum, average scores) of life events scale (stress measure) for adolescents yielded different outcomes. Findings from 1,740 high school students indicated that frequency of life events and their average intensity were distinct measures and of equal importance when assessing stress…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Evaluation Problems, High School Students, High Schools
Download full textBaird, Leonard L. – 1985
This report discusses a multiphase project to develop a user-oriented survey of prior accomplishments of graduate student applicants to aid admissions committees and graduate departments in the selection process. The three phases included: (1) development of three prototype instruments based on a checklist approach, a semi-documented approach, and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admission (School), College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations
