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Download full textWeiss, David J. – 1969
Today's psychological measurement depends almost exclusively on the "standardized test." A certain amount of non-standardization, however, exists in the administration of any standardized test, with the amount unknown for any given test score. Time limits on tests pose a bigger problem since another variable is introduced, pressure. Test taking…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Individual Testing, Measurement Instruments, Motivation
Adkins, Dorothy C. – 1973
An instrument to measure various aspects of children's character, including self-esteem, altruism, and integrity or responsibility was developed. The 48-item test was given to 111 4- and 5-year-old Hawaiian children. Test reliability and factor structures were determined. The three factors are discussed. Further development is continuing;…
Descriptors: Altruism, Factor Analysis, Moral Development, Preschool Children
Rice, James A. – 1972
The Benton Visual Retention Test which is designed to assess visual perceptual, visual motor, and visuoconstructive abilities can give school personnel greater precision and range in testing. The standardization of this instrument was tested on 700 Houston elementary school students. Chronological age differences were maintained and correlation…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Memory, Norms
Peer reviewedBecker, Laurence D.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1978
The study involving 371 first graders in the initial sample and 206 in the follow-up evaluated the reliability and validity of the Matching Familiar Figures Test for its possible use in diagnosing the learning problems of young children, who may need special educational services. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedLunneborg, Clifford E. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1977
Three studies are described in which choice reaction time (RT) was related to such psychometric ability measures as verbal comprehension, numerical reasoning, hidden figures, and progressive matrices tests. Fairly consistent negative correlations were found between these tests and choice RT when high school samples were used. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, High Schools, Higher Education
Peer reviewedFimian, Michael J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1987
Investigated the alternate-forms and alpha reliabilities of the Teacher Stress Inventory (TSI) based on the responses of two groups of 138 teachers. Demonstrated high stability and equivalence for the stress factors across immediate, one-day, one-week, and one-week intervals. Between-forms correlations were larger for the immediate than for the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervals, Measures (Individuals), Psychological Testing
Peer reviewedBracken, Bruce A. – Journal of School Psychology, 1988
Notes that significantly different results frequently exist between tests that purport to measure the same skill when the same child is tested on both instruments. Considers discrepancies related to examinee, examiner, examinee-examiner interactions, environment, and psychometric characteristics of the tests employed. Cites 10 major psychometric…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Individual Differences, Psychological Evaluation, Psychological Testing
Peer reviewedKristof, Walter – Psychometrika, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Error of Measurement, Mathematical Models, Psychological Testing
Gilbert, Albin R. – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Attitudes, Counseling Theories, Forced Choice Technique, Personality Theories
Kluwin, Thomas N.; And Others – 1989
A study was undertaken to develop a valid, reliable measure of coping skills for use with hearing impaired adolescents. Subjects included 324 adolescents, aged 15 to 17 years. Through the permission of schools and parents and the cooperation of the Annual Survey of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth of the Center for Assessment and Demographic…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adolescents, Construct Validity, Coping
PDF pending restorationKern, Jeffrey M.; MacDonald, Marian L. – 1980
The reliability and meaning of assertiveness tests were explored using 120 female undergraduates. Several self-report inventories (the College Self-Expression Scale, Conflict Resolution Inventory, and a global rating from one to seven) were administered, as were three anxiety measures (Timed Behavior Checklist, response latency, and response…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Assertiveness, Females, Higher Education
Borman, Walter C.; Rosse, Rodney L. – 1980
As an alternative for or adjunct to paper-and-pencil tests for predicting personnel performance, the United States Air Force studied the use of peer ratings as an evaluative tool. Purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of peer ratings among Air Force basic trainees. Peer ratings were obtained from more than 27,000…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Peer Evaluation, Personnel Evaluation, Personnel Selection
Cassel, Russell N. – 1970
The objective of the inquiry was to develop a psychological instrument for use in assessing the attitudes held by secondary school and college students. For reliability purposes, it was deemed that a minimum of 30 or more semantic scales, used as individual items would be essential. A seven position ordinal scale was interposed between each pair…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, College Students, Item Analysis
Kolakowski, Donald – 1972
Empirical results are presented as regards the implementation of a latent-trait psychometric model by means of conditional maximum likelihood estimation. Items are scored polychotomously into varying numbers of nominal categories and the test and item characteristic curves and information functions are examined. It is concluded that scoring items…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Item Analysis, Item Sampling, Measurement Techniques
Riggs, Donald E. – 1971
This paper describes an experiment conducted in order to improve the reliability and validity of the Achievement via Conformance (AC) scale of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI). The primary goal of AC is to identify those factors of interest and motivation which facilitate achievement in any setting where conformance is positive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conformity, Evaluation Methods, Grade Point Average
