Descriptor
| Psychological Testing | 9 |
| Test Results | 9 |
| Testing Problems | 9 |
| Test Interpretation | 5 |
| Test Validity | 4 |
| Achievement Tests | 3 |
| Aptitude Tests | 3 |
| Test Construction | 3 |
| Test Reliability | 3 |
| Career Counseling | 2 |
| Conference Reports | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 3 |
| Books | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Minnesota Multiphasic… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Cassel, Russell N. – J Employment Counseling, 1969
Descriptors: Objective Tests, Psychological Testing, Standardized Tests, Student Motivation
Peer reviewedHutson, Barbara A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1974
Delineates a model of the complete diagnosis process which is motivated by concern that every child achieve the potential he possesses. Discusses the usual functions of diagnosis, the nature of psychological-educational diagnosis, the effects of inaccurate or inadequate diagnosis, and implication for a more adequate process. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Models, Psychoeducational Methods
Peer reviewedButcher, James N., Ed. – Psychological Assessment, 1992
Many clinicians are reluctant to discuss test results with clients. The four articles of this special section (1) explore ethical issues involved in discussing test results with clients; (2) illustrate the test feedback process for neuropsychological evaluation; and (3) examine the impact of test feedback on the individual's functioning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, College Students, Diagnostic Tests, Ethics
Download full textEducational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1955
The conference focused upon the users of tests in counseling and guidance. The first session centered on multi-factor ability test batteries, with papers on Use of Multi-Factor Aptitude Tests in School Counseling, by Robert D. North; Use of the General Aptitude Test Battery in the Employment Service, by Pauline K. Anderson; Service Tests of…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1949
The conference panels were organized around three topics: (1) influences of cultural background on test performance; (2) uses and limitations of factor analysis in psychological research; and (3) information which should be provided by test publishers and testing agencies on the validity and use of their tests. Panelists for the first session…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Conference Reports, Cultural Influences
WEITZ, HENRY – 1967
COUNSELORS OFTEN ADMINISTER TESTS OF QUESTIONABLE VALIDITY. IN RELIABILITY STUDIES, EVERY PRECAUTION IS TAKEN TO STABILIZE THE STIMULUS SITUATION. IN ASSESSING VALIDITY, CONCERN CENTERS ON BEHAVIOR UNDER DIFFERENT STIMULUS CONDITIONS. CRONBACH'S THEORETICAL LIMIT FOR A VALIDITY COEFFICIENT OF A TEST IS THE SQUARE ROOT OF THE RELIABILITY…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Counseling, Counseling Objectives
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1957
This conference focused on the broad theme, improving the quality and scope of measurement. The first session centered on improving criteria for educational and psychological measurement, with papers on Criteria for Complex Mental Processes by Robert C. Wilson and on Criteria of Nonintellectual Aspects of Personality by Morris I. Stein. The second…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York, NY. – 1976
The concern with the negative impact on blacks of the national trend toward assessing aptitude achievement and intelligence almost solely through test instruction whose validity and/or administration method is often suspect is reflected in this document. It reports the conference proceedings of the National Association for the Advancement of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Conference Reports, Criterion Referenced Tests, Culture Fair Tests
Samuda, Ronald J. – 1975
Not intended to be a technical piece of work in the sense of psychometric innovation, this volume presents a synthesis and summary of over four hundred highly selected reference sources. The objective is to present a gestalt of the perspectives, pitfalls, fallacies, issues, consequences, and trends in the use of standardized norm-referenced tests…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Policy, Environmental Influences, Ethnic Groups
