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Chermahini, Soghra Akbari; Hickendorff, Marian; Hommel, Bernhard – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2012
The Remote Associates Test (RAT) developed by Mednick and Mednick (1967) is known as a valid measure of creative convergent thinking. We developed a 30-item version of the RAT in Dutch with high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.85) and applied both Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory (IRT) to provide measures of item…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Reliability, Item Response Theory, Construct Validity
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Taconis, Ruurd; de Putter-Smits, Lesley G. M.; Henry, Steven; den Brok, Perry J.; Beijaard, Douwe – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2010
Forming a science-oriented identity is considered a process underlying both interest and achievement in science education. A questionnaire is developed for describing "identities as learners" and evaluating their science orientedness. The instrument (k = 65) focuses on cognitive aspects. An internal coherence of .88 was found. Five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Ter Laak, J.; De Goede, M.; Aleva, A.; Van Rijswijk, P. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2005
The authors examined aspects of reliability and validity of the Goode-nough-Harris Draw-A-Person Test (DAP; D. B. Harris, 1963). The participants were 115 seven- to nine-year-old students attending regular or special education schools. Three judges, with a modest degree of training similar to that found among practicing clinicians, rated the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing, Human Body, Children