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Wigham, Sarah; McConachie, Helen; Tandos, Jonathan; Le Couteur, Ann S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This is the first UK study to report the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in a general population sample. Parents of 500 children (aged 5-8 years) in North East England completed the SRS. Profiles of scores were similar to USA norms, and a single factor structure was identified. Good construct…
Descriptors: Reliability, Validity, Factor Structure, Psychological Testing
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Fine, Saul – International Journal of Testing, 2013
While psychological tests are used extensively in Israel, the current controls over testing practices in Israel deserve some attention. Specifically, unlike in some European countries and the United States, (a) no specific certifications are offered to Israeli psychologists in the area of testing; (b) Israeli psychologists are not obligated to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Testing, Psychologists, Attitudes
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Beckmann, Nadin; Beckmann, Jens F.; Elliott, Julian G. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
This study takes an individual differences' perspective on performance feedback effects in psychometric testing. A total of 105 students in a mainstream secondary school in North East England undertook a cognitive ability test on two occasions. In one condition, students received item-specific accuracy feedback while in the other (standard…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Psychological Testing, Goal Orientation