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Is Lawson's Classroom Test of Formal Reasoning Valid?

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Pratt, C.; Hacker, R. G. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984

A unidimensional latent trait model was used to test a single-factor hypothesis of the Lawson Classroom Test of Formal Reasoning. The test failed to provide a valid measure of formal reasoning. This was a result of test format which neglected aspects of formal reasoning emphasized by Inhelder and Piaget. (Author/DWH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Group Testing, Higher Education, Latent Trait Theory

Validity Analyses for the School Attitude Measures at Three Grade Levels.

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Dolan, Lawrence J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983

Concurrent validity studies are reported for the School Attitude Measures (SAM), a recently developed school affective assessment procedure. The studies were conducted at three grade levels (5th, 8th, 11th) with a total sample of 153 subjects. Results indicated that the SAM shows promising concurrent validity related to the criterion measures…

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education