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Computer-Based Methods for Collecting Peer Nomination Data: Utility, Practice, and Empirical Support
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van den Berg, Yvonne H. M.; Gommans, Rob – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2017
New technologies have led to several major advances in psychological research over the past few decades. Peer nomination research is no exception. Thanks to these technological innovations, computerized data collection is becoming more common in peer nomination research. However, computer-based assessment is more than simply programming the…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Peer Relationship, Evaluation Methods, Decision Making
Evaluating Cognitive Theory: A Joint Modeling Approach Using Responses and Response Times
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Klein Entink, Rinke H.; Kuhn, Jorg-Tobias; Hornke, Lutz F.; Fox, Jean-Paul – Psychological Methods, 2009
In current psychological research, the analysis of data from computer-based assessments or experiments is often confined to accuracy scores. Response times, although being an important source of additional information, are either neglected or analyzed separately. In this article, a new model is developed that allows the simultaneous analysis of…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Monte Carlo Methods, Markov Processes, Educational Assessment
Trait Parameter Recovery Using Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing in Reading and Mathematics
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Li, Yuan H.; Schafer, William D. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2005
Under a multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) computerized adaptive testing (CAT) testing scenario, a trait estimate (theta) in one dimension will provide clues for subsequently seeking a solution in other dimensions. This feature may enhance the efficiency of MIRT CAT's item selection and its scoring algorithms compared with its…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Item Banks, Computation, Psychological Studies
Does Reducing Withdrawal Severity Mediate Nicotine Patch Efficacy? A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Ferguson, Stuart G.; Shiffman, Saul; Gwaltney, Chad J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) repeatedly has been shown to improve smoking treatment outcome. The major mechanism posited for this improvement in outcome is that NRT reduces nicotine craving and withdrawal. The authors tested this hypothesized mechanism of action using real-time data on craving and withdrawal, collected by ecological…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Smoking, Compliance (Psychology), Mediation Theory
Aspects of a Computer-Managed Test of Children's Reading Vocabulary: Reliability, Validity, and Characterization of Knowledge.
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Cooksey, Ray W.; Freebody, Peter – Reading Psychology, 1987
Assesses the measurement qualities of a computer-managed test of children's reading vocabulary, and the resultant representational patterns of vocabulary knowledge. Describes the test's administration, and its high reliability. Reveals that it shows that children of all ability levels know a range of very common to very rare words. (SKC)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Testing
Computer-Based Assessment of Cognition: The ETS Factor Kit.
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Ekstrom, Ruth B.; Bejar, Isaac I. – 1990
The history of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Factor Kits is summarized. The original ETS Factor Kit was developed in 1954 and contained 51 items, three each for each of 15 factors and six for a 16th factor. The next edition was developed in 1963 and included adaptations (clones) of the defining tests instead of the exact copies. These…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing