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Download full textPetrosko, Joseph M.; Shani, Esther – 1977
An analysis was made of quality ratings of elementary level standardized tests. Applying multidimensional scaling to intercorrelations of quality ratings, it was found that the criterion of content and construct validity was a central element in the evaluation of elementary tests. In addition, several types of validity and reliability were found…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Elementary Education, Evaluation
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1974
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Clerical Workers, Criteria
Donlon, Thomas F. – 1975
This study empirically determined the optimizing weight to be applied to the Wrongs Total Score in scoring rubrics of the general form = R - kW, where S is the Score, R the Rights Total, k the weight and W the Wrongs Total, if reliability is to be maximized. As is well known, the traditional formula score rests on a theoretical framework which is…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests
Haase, Ann Marie Bernazza; Winder, Alvin E. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of caring attitudes among young adults with specific reference to how persons in training for a variety of professions feel about caring for others and receiving care from them. A sample of 264 and 261 persons, ages 17 to 25, responded to the giving care and the receiving care instruments…
Descriptors: Altruism, Attitudes, Higher Education, Individual Differences
An Instrument to Predict Job Performance of Home Health Aides--Testing the Reliability and Validity.
Sturges, Jack; Quina, Patricia – 1971
The development of four paper-and-pencil tests, useful in assessing the effectiveness of inservice training provided to either nurses aides or home health aides, was described. These tests were designed for utilization in employment selection and case assignment. Two tests of 37 multiple-choice items and two tests of 10 matching items were…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Home Health Aides, Inservice Education, Multiple Choice Tests
PDF pending restorationStetz, Frank P. – 1975
Objective-based assessment, known as criterion referenced testing, relies on the development of test items related directly to instructional objectives and incorporated into instruments for which predetermined criterion standards have been set. This bibliography attempts to provide in a somewhat systematic fashion, selected references concerning…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1974
The 1972-73 Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) provided information on 22 measures of students and schools. While some of the data were gathered in routine Michigan Department of Education reports, student performance data were gathered using the Michigan Assessment of Basic Skills battery, Form VMT during January 1973. The battery…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Educational Assessment
Starr, B. James – 1973
Employed were a small sample of fifth graders to examine techniques for assessing the validity of psychosocial maturity (PSM) and the scales used to measure it. Three validation techniques were examined: (1) Data obtained from self-report scales, teacher ratings, and peer ratings were used to generate three multitrait-multimethod matrices (total…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Matrices, Maturity (Individuals)
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1967
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Criteria
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1967
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Criteria
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. U.S. Training and Employment Service. – 1962
The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Criteria
Bazargan, Abbas – 1975
Measurement procedures used in Iran for the selection of college students are described. The pre-university system of education has no mission other than college preparation. In 1972-73 the higher education system was comprised of 158 institutions: eight universities, 54 "B.A. granting" colleges, and 96 junior colleges. In 1972-73, 13…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries
DeGeorge, George P. – 1975
This guide is a compilation of factors considered important in the selection of tests for bilingual/bicultural programs. It is intended for use by test selectors or teachers in bilingual education, and does not presume to be exhaustive or authoritative. Basically the guide consists of questions the test selector or teacher should ask when…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cultural Influences, Diagnostic Tests
Farr, Roger; Smith, Carl B. – 1969
The effects of test-item selection on total test reliability and validity were investigated. It was posited that in a reading comprehension test, the knowledge displayed by the examinees is of interest only as it is a valid measure of how much a student learned from reading or comprehending a stimulus paragraph. Selection of items solely on the…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Students, High School Students, Information Theory
Sabers, Darrell; And Others – 1974
Likert-type inventories of children's attitude toward the world of work were administered to approximately 1,500 students in grades 2-8. The positively and negatively stated scores were analyzed separately. Agreement with positively stated items showed almost no difference among the various grades. However, the trend toward more disagreement among…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students
