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Download full textHenson, Robin K. – 2000
The purpose of this paper is to highlight some psychometric cautions that should be observed when seeking to develop short form versions of tests. Several points are made: (1) score reliability is impacted directly by the characteristics of the sample and testing conditions; (2) sampling error has a direct influence on reliability and factor…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Psychometrics, Reliability, Sampling
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Direct linkEmbretson, Susan E. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2004
The last century was marked by dazzling changes in many areas, such as technology and communications. Predictions into the second century of testing are seemingly difficult in such a context. Yet, looking back to the turn of the last century, Kirkpatrick (1900), in his American Psychological Association presidential address, presented fundamental…
Descriptors: Ability, Testing, Futures (of Society), Psychometrics
