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Kate E. Walton – ACT, Inc., 2024
There is a tradeoff between scale length and psychometric concerns. The two are, in fact, directly linked. Generally, when scales are shortened, reliability is reduced, and when scales are lengthened, reliability is improved, provided the items added to the scale are comparable psychometrically (AERA et al., 2014). Scale reliability, in turn,…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Error of Measurement, Rating Scales, Reliability
Davison, Mark L.; Semmes, Robert; Huang, Lan; Close, Catherine N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2012
Data from 181 college students were used to assess whether math reasoning item response times in computerized testing can provide valid and reliable measures of a speed dimension. The alternate forms reliability of the speed dimension was .85. A two-dimensional structural equation model suggests that the speed dimension is related to the accuracy…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Reaction Time, Reliability, Validity
Cole, James S.; Gonyea, Robert M. – Research in Higher Education, 2010
Because it is often impractical or impossible to obtain school transcripts or records on subjects, many researchers rely on college students to accurately self-report their academic record as part of their data collection procedures. The purpose of this study is to investigate the validity and reliability of student self-reported academic…
Descriptors: Academic Records, College Students, Validity, Scores
Bush, H. Francis; Duncan, Floyd H.; Sexton, Edwin A.; West, Clifford T. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2008
We examine the history of VMI's use of the Major Field Test as an assessment tool for its Department of Economics and Business. Further, we chronicle how the information gathered from a decade and a half of use has shaped the curriculum, faculty composition and policies within the Department. There is evidence that the policies surrounding how and…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Program Improvement, Field Tests, Military Schools
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. Research and Development Div. – 1972
Prepared by the Research and Development Division of the American College Testing (ACT) Program, this handbook contains information pertaining to the ACT Career Planning Program, a guidance program for students considering and entering post-high school career education programs. The primary instrument of the Career Planning Program is a Career…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance