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Direct linkSchoenherr, Jordan Richard; Hamstra, Stanley J. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2016
Psychometrics has recently undergone extensive criticism within the medical education literature. The use of quantitative measurement using psychometric instruments such as response scales is thought to emphasize a narrow range of relevant learner skills and competencies. Recent reviews and commentaries suggest that a paradigm shift might be…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Measurement, Educational History, Educational Development
August, P. V.; Swift, J. M.; Kellogg, D. Q.; Page, G.; Nelson, P.; Opaluch, J.; Cobb, J. S.; Foster, C.; Gold, A. J. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2010
Although there is considerable activity in developing assessment protocols for undergraduate learning, there are few established models for assessment of student progress in multidisciplinary doctoral-level graduate education. To resolve this impediment in tracking graduate student development, we created a simple assessment tool based on the…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Student Evaluation, Ecology, Student Development
Dillon, Amy; Ebmeier, Howard – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2009
In recent years, U.S. schools have seen a growth in the number of special education paraprofessionals employed to serve special education students as well as a growth in the roles these individuals are expected to play in schools. In addition, with passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Field Tests, Employment Interviews
Balow, Irving H.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research, 1986
Psychometric issues arising from the use of minimum competency tests in local option states were examined in seven school districts. The effect of variability in reliability and difficulty level of subtests on the accuracy of decisions based on such tests is questioned, particularly as they affect mildly handicapped and marginal students.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Difficulty Level, Mild Disabilities, Minimum Competency Testing
Plake, Barbara S., Ed.; Witt, Joseph C., Ed. – 1986
An introduction by Barbara S. Plake and Joseph C. Witt defines the task of this book as presenting nine conference papers discussing probable directions for the field of measurement and testing. In an effort to contribute to the improvement of test construction and test usage, areas of present concern and potentially important areas for the future…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Certification, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests
