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Direct linkKane, Michael T. – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2017
In response to an argument by Baird, Andrich, Hopfenbeck and Stobart (2017), Michael Kane states that there needs to be a better fit between educational assessment and learning theory. In line with this goal, Kane will examine how psychometric constraints might be loosened by relaxing some psychometric "rules" in some assessment…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Psychometrics, Standards, Test Reliability
DeBacker, Teresa K.; Crowson, H. Michael – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2008
Need for closure, as formulated by Kruglanski and colleagues [Kruglanski, A. W. (1990). Lay epistemic theory in social-cognitive psychology. "Psychological Inquiry," 1(3), 181-197; Kruglanski, A. W., & Webster, D. M. (1996). Motivated closing of the mind: Seizing and freezing. "Psychological Review," 103, 263-283; Webster,…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Cognitive Processes
Parry, Scott B. – Training, 1993
When using assessment instruments for personnel purposes, identify the purposes of assessment, specify criteria for excellent performance, determine behavior standards, and select appropriate methodology. Correlation analysis is a useful technique for establishing the validity of an instrument. (SK)
Descriptors: Correlation, Employment Practices, Evaluation Methods, Measures (Individuals)
Abedi, Jamal; Bruno, James – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1989
Reports the results of several test-reliability experiments which compared a modified confidence weighted-admissible probability measurement (MCW-APM) with conventional forced choice or binary type (R-W) test scoring methods. Psychometric properties using G theory and conventional correlational methods are examined, and their implications for…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Testing, Correlation
