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Treadwell, Yvonne – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Ability, Cartoons, College Students, Creativity
Peer reviewedHeppner, P. Paul; Petersen, Chris H. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1982
Examines the dimensions underlying the applied problem-solving process and describes the development of a problem-solving instrument based on factor-analysis results. Delineates initial reliability and validity estimates of the instrument. Discusses future research implications and provides a research instrument easily administered and scored.…
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Problem Solving
Download full textWEITZ, HENRY – 1967
COUNSELORS OFTEN ADMINISTER TESTS OF QUESTIONABLE VALIDITY. IN RELIABILITY STUDIES, EVERY PRECAUTION IS TAKEN TO STABILIZE THE STIMULUS SITUATION. IN ASSESSING VALIDITY, CONCERN CENTERS ON BEHAVIOR UNDER DIFFERENT STIMULUS CONDITIONS. CRONBACH'S THEORETICAL LIMIT FOR A VALIDITY COEFFICIENT OF A TEST IS THE SQUARE ROOT OF THE RELIABILITY…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Counseling, Counseling Objectives
Northrop, Lois C. – 1977
The Professional and Administrative Career Examination measures judgment ability using comprehension and logical order of events item types. Since the verbal component of comprehension items is high, and since these items are extremely difficult to write and document, a search was conducted for a simpler item type for assessing judgment. Three…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Administrators, Comprehension, Decision Making Skills
