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José Manuel Arencibia Alemán; Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør; Henrik Daae Zachrisson; Sigrid Blömeke – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2024
Modest correlations between teacher-assigned grades and external assessments of academic achievement (r = 0.40-0.60) have led many educational stakeholders to deem grades subjective and unreliable. However, theoretical and methodological challenges, such as construct misalignment, data unavailability and sample unrepresentativeness, limit the…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Achievement Tests, Test Validity
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Campbell, Janine Anne; Idsøe, E.; Størksen, I. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
Low cost, non-invasive instruments for the identification of high academic potential in early childhood education and care are scarce, and the complexity of cognitive development indicates that combinations of screening instruments are needed. This study investigates the reliability and validity of three instruments (individually and in…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Academic Achievement, Test Validity, Academic Ability
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Naevdal, F. – Journal of Adolescence, 2005
The article presents a psychometric description of 11 statements related to use of physical violence. The items were tested in a normal sample (N=1700, age: 15-16) from urban and rural areas in Western Norway. The internal reliability was @a=0.86, and the factor analysis resulted in two factors. Boys had higher mean scores than girls.…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Predictor Variables, Test Validity, Gender Differences