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Hays, Danica G.; Wood, Chris – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
We present considerations for validity when a population outside of a normed sample is assessed and those data are interpreted. Using a career group counseling example exploring life satisfaction changes as evidenced by the Quality of Life Inventory (Frisch, 1994), we showcase qualitative and quantitative approaches to explore how normative data…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Scores, Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction
Sriram, Rishi – NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, 2014
When student affairs professionals assess their work, they often employ some type of survey. The use of surveys stems from a desire to objectively measure outcomes, a demand from someone else (e.g., supervisor, accreditation committee) for data, or the feeling that numbers can provide an aura of competence. Although surveys are effective tools for…
Descriptors: Surveys, Test Construction, Student Personnel Services, Test Use
Setzer, J. Carl – GED Testing Service, 2009
The GED[R] English as a Second Language (GED ESL) Test was designed to serve as an adjunct to the GED test battery when an examinee takes either the Spanish- or French-language version of the tests. The GED ESL Test is a criterion-referenced, multiple-choice instrument that assesses the functional, English reading skills of adults whose first…
Descriptors: Language Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Psychometrics, Reading Skills