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Tatum, Donna Surges – Popular Measurement, 1999
Discusses the effects of full-day kindergarten as producing academically stronger students who are better able to compete with the "norm." (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Kindergarten, Student Evaluation
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Morreale, Sherwyn P.; Backlund, Philip A. – Popular Measurement, 1999
Discusses the attributes of a successful assessment program as part of the process proceeding from assessment to accountability and finally to accreditation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
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Quianthy, Richard; Hefferin, Deborah – Popular Measurement, 1999
Discusses testing the communication competencies of college students and recommends the use of the Cognitive Test for College Level Communication Competencies Assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Evaluation Methods
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Lopez, Winifred A.; Stone, Mark H. – Popular Measurement, 1998
The first article in this section, "Rating Scales and Shared Meaning," by Winifred A. Lopez, discusses the analysis of rating scale data. The second article, "Rating Scale Categories: Dichotomy, Double Dichotomy, and the Number Two," by Mark H. Stone, argues that dichotomies in rating scales are more useful than multiple…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Rating Scales, Test Use
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Smith, Everett V., Jr.; Lawless, Kimberly; Curda, Leslie; Curda, Steven – Popular Measurement, 1999
Discusses measuring changes in college student self-efficacy using the Rasch Model. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Self Efficacy, Student Evaluation
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Granger, Carl V. – Popular Measurement, 1999
Discusses the evaluation of medical rehabilitation outcomes using various measurement instruments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Outcomes of Treatment, Rehabilitation
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Linacre, John Michael; Fisher, Patrick – Popular Measurement, 1998
The two articles of this theme section consider problems of measurement in relation to games. "How Good was Bobby Fischer in 1992?" (John Michael Linacre) explores a Rasch analysis of the chess performance of Bobby Fischer, while "Objective Analysis of Golf" (Patrick Fisher) considers measurement problems presented by golf.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Games, Golf, Measurement Techniques