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Direct linkApache, R. R. – Physical Educator, 2006
A behavioral assessment system for scoring the behaviors of parents and coaches at youth sports games is described within this paper. The Youth Sports Behavior Assessment System (YSBAS) contains nine behavioral categories describing behaviors commonly seen during youth sports. The developmental process of YSBAS and the observer-training program…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Training, Scoring, Parent Education
Ludtke, Oliver; Trautwein, Ulrich; Kunter, Mareike; Baumert, Jurgen – Learning Environments Research, 2006
In educational research, characteristics of the learning environment are generally assessed by asking students to evaluate features of their lessons. The student ratings produced by this simple and efficient research strategy can be analysed from two different perspectives. At the "individual level", they represent the individual student's…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Research, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Classroom Environment
Download full textNasser, Ramzi; Carifio, James – 1993
The validation of key contextual features of algebra word problems was studied in two phases. In the first phase, five experts were asked to assess the appropriateness of the concepts in the problems and the adequacy of the assignment of the contextual features to the problems. In the second phase, construct validity was established by having 6…
Descriptors: Algebra, Analysis of Variance, Construct Validity, Context Effect
Griffin, Patrick – 1990
Results of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) battery trials in Australia are reported. The IELTS tests of productive language skills use direct assessment strategies and subjective scoring according to detailed guidelines. The receptive skills tests use indirect assessment strategies and clerical scoring procedures.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Interrater Reliability
Breland, Hunter M. – 1983
Direct assessment of writing skill, usually considered to be synonymous with assessment by means of writing samples, is reviewed in terms of its history and with respect to evidence of its reliability and validity. Reliability is examined as it is influenced by reader inconsistency, domain sampling, and other sources of error. Validity evidence is…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Evaluation Needs, Higher Education, Interrater Reliability
Barter, Alice K.; And Others – 1980
A follow-up study of two instruments for evaluating college writing was conducted. The experimental scale (E Scale) was developed in 1976 and revised for this study. The control scale (C Scale) was described in the literature in 1977. Ten English majors graded ten essays from diagnostic entrance exams. Both the E Scale and the C Scale were used,…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria
Van Velsor, Ellen; Leslie, Jean Brittain; Fleenor, John W. – 1997
This book presents a nontechnical, step-by-step process that shows how to evaluate any 360-degree-feedback instrument intended for management or leadership development. The 360-degree-feedback instruments collect information from different sources about a target manager's performance, and they offer multiple perspectives. The 16 steps in…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Evaluation Methods, Feedback, Interrater Reliability
Peer reviewedEley, Malcolm G.; Stecher, Erica J. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1997
Three studies compared the common Likert agree/disagree question form to a behavioral observation form for faculty evaluation. The Likert-type format prompted global, impressionistic responses; the behavioral observation form prompted more objective responses. Results suggest use of behavioral observation rather than agree/disagree questions can…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, College Faculty, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
Scahill, Lawrence; McDougle, Christopher J.; Williams, Susan K.; Dimitropoulos, Anastasia; Aman, Michael G.; McCracken, James T.; Tierney, Elaine; Arnold, L. Eugene; Cronin, Pegeen; Grados, Marco; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Koenig, Kathleen; Lam, Kristen S. L.; McGough, James; Posey, David J.; Ritz, Louise; Swiezy, Naomi B.; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scales (CYBOCS) modified for pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). Method: Raters from five Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology (RUPP) Autism Network were trained to reliability. The modified scale (CYBOCS-PDD), which contains only…
Descriptors: Children, Severity (of Disability), Test Reliability, Behavior Disorders
Alderson, J. Charles; And Others – 1995
The guide is intended for teachers who must construct language tests and for other professionals who may need to construct, evaluate, or use the results of language tests. Most examples are drawn from the field of English-as-a-Second-Language instruction in the United Kingdom, but the principles and practices described may be applied to the…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, English (Second Language), Interrater Reliability, Language Tests
Morgan, George A.; Bartholomew, Sheridan – 1998
This study examined the reliability and construct validity of two types of measures of mastery motivation for elementary school children: a new version of the Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaires (DMQ) and behavioral mastery tasks. Participating were 64 mostly middle class and Caucasian 7- and 10-year-olds living in a middle-sized western city.…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Construct Validity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Reed, Donald B.; And Others – 1988
An instrument was developed to assess principal leadership. Two studies were then conducted to assess the reliability, validity, and utility of the instrument. Leadership style is the relative intensity of the presence of four modes of authority (traditional, charismatic, legal, and expert authority) and four modes of power (moral, psychological,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Construct Validity, Educational Assessment
Cronin, Linda L.; Capie, William – 1985
The purpose of this study was to compare the scoring of Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments (TPAI) indicators using discrete descriptors when some are considered "essential" with the scoring of these same indicators, and when no descriptors are considered essential. The two questions addressed in this study were: (1) To what…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection
Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – 1985
The present investigation represents a systematic effort to determine whether handicapped children have been included in the development of test norms, items, and indices of reliability and validity. It analysed up-to-date user manuals and technical supplements of 27 well known and widely used aptitude and achievement tests. Study procedure…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMeisels, Samuel J.; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1995
Examined the reliability and validity of the Work Sampling System (WSS) for evaluating the schoolwork of 100 kindergarten children. Results indicated that the WSS checklist and summary report had very high internal and moderately high interrater reliability. The WSS accurately predicted the performance of the children on a norm-referenced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Check Lists, Early Childhood Education
