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Test Review: The Profile of Mood States 2nd Edition
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Lin, Shuqiong; Hsiao, Yu-Yu; Wang, Miao – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
The "Profile of Mood States 2nd Edition" (POMS 2) was published in 2012 by Multi-Health Systems (MHS) to assess transient feelings and mood among individuals aged 13 years and above. Evolving from the original POMS (McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 1971, 1992), the POMS 2 was designed for youth (13-17 years old) and adults (18 years old…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Scoring, Test Construction, Test Reliability
Test Review: Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-
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Syeda, Maisha M.; Climie, Emma A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
The "Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition" (WPPSI-IV; Wechsler, 2012a, 2012b) is a comprehensive clinical tool, intended for assessing cognitive functioning among children aged 2 years 6 months through 7 years 7 months. Published by Pearson, the WPPSI-IV is an individually administered tool, to be used by…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Preschool Children, Young Children, Scoring
Comparison of Integrated Testlet and Constructed-Response Question Formats
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Slepkov, Aaron D.; Shiell, Ralph C. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
Constructed-response (CR) questions are a mainstay of introductory physics textbooks and exams. However, because of the time, cost, and scoring reliability constraints associated with this format, CR questions are being increasingly replaced by multiple-choice (MC) questions in formal exams. The integrated testlet (IT) is a recently developed…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Physics, Responses, Multiple Choice Tests
Implicit Knowledge, Explicit Knowledge, and Achievement in Second Language (L2) Spanish
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Gutierrez, Xavier – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2012
Implicit and explicit knowledge of the second language (L2) are two central constructs in the field of second language acquisition (SLA). In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in obtaining valid and reliable measures of L2 learners' implicit and explicit knowledge (e.g., Bowles, 2011; R. Ellis, 2005). The purpose of the present study…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Language Research
School Subjects Attitude Scales: General Information. A Brief Description of the School Subjects Attitude Scales Intended for Educators Considering Use of This Instrument.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Planning Services Branch. – 1983
The School Subjects Attitude Scales is an instrument for measuring students' attitudes toward school subjects for grades 5-12. Twenty-four bipolar word pairs are used with evaluation, usefulness, and difficulty scales. The word pairs were selected on the basis of discussions and analysis of trial forms. Results can be used in program evaluation…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Rating Scales
A Global Approach for the Interpretation of the Kinetic School Drawing (KSD): A Quick Scoring Sheet, Reference Guide, and Rating Scale.
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Andrews, Jac; Janzen, Henry – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Presents globally oriented scoring sheet, reference guide, and rating scale for facilitating clinical hypotheses from children's Kinetic School Drawings (KSDs) and further empirical evaluations of KSD technique. Provides information on instrument construction and preliminary findings in terms of procedures' reliability and discriminant validity.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing
Technical Report on Alberta Essay Scales: Models.
Nyberg, Verner R.; Nyberg, Adell M. – 1982
The supplementary information on "Alberta Essay Scales: Models" presented here includes similar models to employ in grading essays, the background and development of the scales, and the rationale for developing two scales of English mechanics and style/content. A standard is presented for evaluating current writing achievement by…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Manual for the Early School Self Concept Inventory. Grades 1-3 (6 to 8 years of age). Elementary Form, 1977 Edition. Department of Research and Evaluation Report.
Meehan, Kenneth A.; And Others – 1977
The Early School Self-Concept Inventory (ESSCI) was developed for use in grades one, two and three, or ages approximately six through eight years. It consists of forty brief questions, each requiring "yes" or "no" answers. Testing time is generally 15-20 minutes for an average classroom size group. The ESSCI yields a set of…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Foreign Countries, Group Testing, Norms