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Sessoms, John; Henson, Robert A. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2018
Diagnostic classification models (DCMs) classify examinees based on the skills they have mastered given their test performance. This classification enables targeted feedback that can inform remedial instruction. Unfortunately, applications of DCMs have been criticized (e.g., no validity support). Generally, these evaluations have been brief and…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Classification, Models, Criticism
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Huebner, E. Scott – School Psychology Review, 1987
The effects of specific vs. nonspecific referral information and test data on school psychologists' decisions were investigated. Eighty-two psychologists reviewed a hypothetical case study and made psychoeducational decisions. Knowledge of a teacher's reasons for referral did not influence expectations or placement decisions, but test data on…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Utilization
Rohr, Michael E.; And Others – 1994
The physical and sexual abuse of children and adolescents has been gaining attention as a national problem of social and clinical significance. In this study a model was developed in order to identify abuse (victimization) in an adolescent population (n=52). Four scales (Adjustment, Delinquency, Family Relations, and Anxiety) of the Personality…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Needs
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Geva-May, Iris; Peretz, Hannah – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1991
The extent to which evaluation results answer different stakeholders' needs was explored in the evaluation of a business English course at Van Leer Institute for the Development of Executive Assistants in Tel-Aviv (Israel), using diagnostic tests. Students (n=52), teachers, curriculum team, and administrators could use the evaluation results. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Business Education, Business English, Diagnostic Tests
Gadow, Kenneth D.; Sprafkin, Joyce – 1996
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are referred for clinical evaluation commonly meet diagnostic criteria for other behavioral or emotional disorders or poor academic performance. Occasionally, the symptoms of two disorders are very similar, and the clinician must determine which disorder the patient actually has.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Child Welfare, Diagnostic Tests
Latkovich, Sharon A. – 1996
The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is used to assess the behavioral problems and social competencies of children. Its broad usage in both practitioner and research contexts has led to misapplications as compared to the CBCL's original intended purpose. In addition, the composition of the normative sample presents particular difficulties for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Blacks, Children
Hutchinson, Roger L. – 1992
The concurrent validity and discriminant validity of 3 widely used measures of psychological functioning were evaluated using a large, heterogeneous sample of 188 male and 337 female adult community residents (aged 16-66 years) seeking counseling services at a midwestern university training clinic. Validity was assessed as the relationship between…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing, Concurrent Validity