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Finn, Bridgid – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
There is a growing concern that when scores from low-stakes assessments are reported without considering student motivation as a construct of interest, biased conclusions about how much students know will result. Low motivation is a problem particularly relevant to low-stakes testing scenarios, which may be low stakes for the test taker but have…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Student Motivation, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Construct Validity
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Faller, Kathleen Coulborn; Birdsall, William Chalk; Henry, James; Vandervort, Frank; Silverschanz, Peregrine – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2001
Examines correlates of offender confession in criminal sexual conduct cases involving children. The following four variables are associated with suspect confession: (1) having the state police conducting the law enforcement part of the investigation, (2) more serious abuse, (3) younger age of the suspect, and (4) having a court appointed (as…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Correlation, Court Litigation, Criminals