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Peer reviewedSchouten, Peter G. W. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1994
Examines some issues raised in Gavin and Wamboldt's (1992) recent study on Family-of-Origin Scale (FOS). Discusses unresolved concerns regarding validity and utility of FOS and unsubstantiated and potentially misleading claims made by Gavin and Wamboldt. Makes case for conceptual and methodological precision in study of family phenomena.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Family Life, Family Relationship, Test Use
Peer reviewedPittenger, David J. – Journal of Career Planning and Employment, 1993
Considers problems with use of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Presents brief history of MBTI and brief theory of type. Examines MBTI's statistical structure, reliability, and validity. Concludes that MBTI does not conform to many basic standards expected of psychological tests. (NB)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Evaluation Problems, Labeling (of Persons), Personality Measures
Peer reviewedWald, Michael S.; Woolverton, Maria – Child Welfare, 1990
Reviews risk assessment procedures and instruments used by child protection agencies. Discusses methodological deficiencies that limit the utility of instruments in predicting abusive behavior. Offers suggestions regarding the use of risk assessment in various decisions made during the course of child protection investigations. (BG)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Peer reviewedWilson, Robert J. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Studies processes in 49 Canadian K-13 classrooms to identify teachers' student achievement evaluation methods. Teacher interviews and categorization of their testing instruments showed teachers beyond early primary grades used evaluations mainly to generate marks for reporting purposes. Such reports seen as reaffirming existing judgments, rather…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education
