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Dynamic Testing of Learning Potential of Children with Moderate to Severe Intellectual Disabilities: A Delphi Study
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M. L. Eding; M. Meeter; C. Schuengel – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
Education of children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities requires adequate assessment of their educational needs and potential to learn. Dynamic testing using analogical reasoning tasks may be a promising way to perform such an assessment. However, it remains unclear how dynamic testing with these children may be done in practice.…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Severe Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries
Performance of the Generalized S-X[squared] Item Fit Index for the Graded Response Model
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Kang, Taehoon; Chen, Troy T. – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2011
The utility of Orlando and Thissen's ("2000", "2003") S-X[squared] fit index was extended to the model-fit analysis of the graded response model (GRM). The performance of a modified S-X[squared] in assessing item-fit of the GRM was investigated in light of empirical Type I error rates and power with a simulation study having…
Descriptors: Simulation, Item Response Theory, Models, Testing
Measurement and Evaluation in Psychology and Education, 8th Edition
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Thorndike, Robert M.; Thorndike-Christ, Tracy M. – Pearson, 2010
In this classic introduction to educational and psychological measurement, Thorndike and Thorndike-Christ provide all of the pertinent information future professionals need to know in order to develop the skills to use test information wisely. Incorporating standard measurement concepts as they apply to both educational and psychological…
Descriptors: Measurement, Student Evaluation, Psychology, Educational Assessment
Sources of Validity Evidence for Educational and Psychological Tests
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Cizek, Gregory J.; Rosenberg, Sharyn L.; Koons, Heather H. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
This study investigates aspects of validity reflected in a large and diverse sample of published measures used in educational and psychological testing contexts. The current edition of "Mental Measurements Yearbook" served as the data source for this study. The validity aspects investigated included perspective on validity represented, number and…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Test Validity, Testing, Test Theory
Methods for Evaluating the Validity of Test Scores for English Language Learners
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Sireci, Stephen G.; Han, Kyung T.; Wells, Craig S. – Educational Assessment, 2008
In the United States, when English language learners (ELLs) are tested, they are usually tested in English and their limited English proficiency is a potential cause of construct-irrelevant variance. When such irrelevancies affect test scores, inaccurate interpretations of ELLs' knowledge, skills, and abilities may occur. In this article, we…
Descriptors: Test Use, Educational Assessment, Psychological Testing, Validity
Alternative Assessment Methods and Cognitive Styles. Lektos: Interdisciplinary Working Papers in Language Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 2.
Morales, Edward – 1978
A major problem in using traditional assessment procedures lies in the use of theoretical and statistical assumptions for interpreting and measuring attention, memory, and verbal abilities, and attempting to relate these constructs to academic subjects. With respect to evaluating temperaments and learning styles, the present methods of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Educational Assessment, Individual Characteristics