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What Do They Measure? Comparing Three Learning Outcomes Assessments
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Steedle, Jeffrey; Kugelmass, Heather; Nemeth, Alex – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2010
Many postsecondary institutions currently administer standardized tests of general college outcomes; more than a quarter of Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) member institutions do so. Using standardized tests for accountability purposes has been contentious mainly because these tests do not measure every important…
Descriptors: Test Results, Standardized Tests, Test Validity, Educational Testing
Tests in Europe: Where We Are and Where We Should Go
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Elosua, Paula; Iliescu, Dragos – International Journal of Testing, 2012
Psychometric practice does not always converge with the advances of psychometric theory. In order to investigate this gap, the authors focus on the 10 most used psychological tests in Europe, as identified by recent surveys. The article analyzes test manuals published in 6 different European countries for these 10 most used tests. A total of 32…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Personality Measures, Error of Measurement, Foreign Countries
THE MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL RELATIONS OF MENTALLY RETARDED AND YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN USING A MODIFICATION OF SYRACUSE SCALES OF SOCIAL RELATIONS.
DEJUNG, JOHN E.; HARING, NORRIS G. – 1962
A SOCIOMETRIC TEST WAS USED TO COMPARE THE SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF MENTAL RETARDATES IN THE GRADE SCHOOL SPECIAL CLASSES AND THE REGULAR CLASSES. MODIFIED SYRACUSE SCALES OF SOCIAL RELATIONS (SSSR) WERE ADMINISTERED IN TEST-RETEST DESIGN TO 400 CHILDREN. AN EXAMINATION WAS MADE OF THE FOUR SPECIAL NEEDS SCALES. CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM THE DATA…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Behavior Rating Scales, Comparative Testing, Elementary School Students