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Peer reviewedKovac, Ron J. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1989
The construct validity of three spatial ability tests was assessed by determining the correlation between the test results and student class grades in various subjects for 58 eighth graders enrolled at the Burris Laboratory School, Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana). Results do not strongly support any of the tests evaluated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Correlation
Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W.; Holmes, Iain W. MacDonald – American Educational Research Journal, 1990
The construct validity of 290 preadolescent children's responses to 3 instruments claiming to measure dimensions of self-concept was studied. Instruments administered to the fifth graders include the Self-Description Questionnaire; the Perceived Competence Scale; and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scales. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Elementary School Students, Grade 5
Download full textPike, Gary; Banta, Trudy W. – 1989
The purpose of this paper is (1) to discuss a set of standards that can be used to evaluate potential assessment instruments; and (2) to use these standards to evaluate the American College Testing Program's College Outcomes Measures Program (ACT-COMP) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Academic Profile. Using the work of S. Messick (1975,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, College Seniors, Comparative Testing
