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Russell, Michael – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2022
Despite agreement about the central importance of validity for educational and psychological testing, consensus regarding the definition of validity remains elusive. Differences in the definition of validity are examined and reveals that a potential cause of disagreement stems from differences in word use and meanings given to key terms commonly…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Psychological Testing, Educational Testing, Vocabulary
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Kylie Gorney; Sandip Sinharay – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2025
Test-takers, policymakers, teachers, and institutions are increasingly demanding that testing programs provide more detailed feedback regarding test performance. As a result, there has been a growing interest in the reporting of subscores that potentially provide such detailed feedback. Haberman developed a method based on classical test theory…
Descriptors: Scores, Test Theory, Test Items, Testing
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Hogan, Thomas; DeStefano, Marissa; Gilby, Caitlin; Kosman, Dana; Peri, Joshua – Applied Measurement in Education, 2021
Buros' "Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)" has provided professional reviews of commercially published psychological and educational tests for over 80 years. It serves as a kind of conscience for the testing industry. For a random sample of 50 entries in the "19th MMY" (a total of 100 separate reviews) this study determined…
Descriptors: Test Reviews, Interrater Reliability, Psychological Testing, Educational Testing
Gorney, Kylie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Aberrant behavior refers to any type of unusual behavior that would not be expected under normal circumstances. In educational and psychological testing, such behaviors have the potential to severely bias the aberrant examinee's test score while also jeopardizing the test scores of countless others. It is therefore crucial that aberrant examinees…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Testing, Psychological Testing, Test Bias
Timothy Donald Folger – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation aims to bridge the gap between validity theory and the practice of validation. The dissertation employs a three-article approach. Following the introduction in Chapter I, three independent manuscripts representing three empirical studies are presented (i.e., Chapters II - IV). Each chapter is a stand-alone publishable manuscript,…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Psychological Testing, Test Validity, Delphi Technique
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Suthathip Thirakunkovit – Language Testing in Asia, 2025
Establishing a cut score is a crucial aspect of the test development process since the selected cut score has the potential to impact students' performance outcomes and shape instructional strategies within the classroom. Therefore, it is vital for those involved in test development to set a cut score that is both fair and justifiable. This cut…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Culture Fair Tests, Language Tests, Test Construction
W. James Popham – Pearson, 2024
"Classroom Assessment" shows pre- and in-service teachers how to use classroom testing accurately and formatively to dramatically increase their teaching effectiveness and promote student learning. In addition to clear and concise guidelines on how to develop and use quality classroom assessments, the author also focuses on the teaching…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Testing, Teacher Effectiveness, Test Construction