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Peer reviewedBaum, Susan M.; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1996
Evidence is presented for the reliability and validity of the Talent Identification Instrument, an observation process in music and dance in which multiple judges rate students throughout a multisession audition. Strong agreement among raters and adequate stability estimates were found. Factor analysis and construct validity procedures provided…
Descriptors: Dance, Elementary Education, Music, Performance Based Assessment
Peer reviewedBaer, John – Roeper Review, 1994
Two studies are reported that measure the long-term stability of performance assessments involving story-writing and poetry-writing (involving grade four and five students) and story-telling (involving grade two students). The long-term stability of these assessments compares favorably with stability figures for other creativity tests. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Elementary Education
Can Portfolios Assess Student Performance and Influence Instruction? The 1991-92 Vermont Experience.
Download full textKoretz, Daniel; And Others – 1992
The results of an evaluation of Vermont's statewide assessment initiative are presented, with information about the implementation of the program, its effects on educational practice, the analytic challenge presented by the portfolio scoring process, the reliability and validity of portfolio scores, and the tensions between assessment and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
Valentine, Jerry W.; Bowman, Michael L. – 1986
This technical manual is presented to assist those using the Audit of Principal Effectiveness, an 80-statement evaluation instrument designed to determine teachers' perceptions of principals' effectiveness, allow principals to obtain feedback from teachers regarding strengths and weaknesses, and provide a useful tool for researchers studying…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Peer reviewedPlucker, Jonathan A.; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1996
This study evaluated the reliability and validity of a battery of instruments based on Multiple Intelligences theory, including teacher checklists and performance-based assessment activities developed for the identification of talent in culturally diverse and/or low-income kindergarten and first-grade students. Acceptable reliability but…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Alternative Assessment, Check Lists, Cultural Differences
Wigdor, Alexandra K., Ed.; Green, Bert F., Jr., Ed. – 1991
This is the sixth and final report of the National Research Council's Committee on the Performance of Military Personnel on the Joint-Service Job Performance Measurement/Enlistment Standards (JPM) Project, a project designed to develop measures of performance for entry-level military jobs so that enlistment standards could be linked to performance…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment
