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Otero, Tulio M.; Naglieri, Jack A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disability that can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges yet it is defined and diagnosed by the absence or presence of behaviors described in, for example, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5. Descriptions of the disorder include symptoms such as intellectual…
Descriptors: Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Pohlmann, Britta; Moller, Jens – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
People not only use social comparisons to evaluate their abilities, they also engage in dimensional comparisons, comparing their own achievement in different domains. Processes of dimensional comparison have contrasting effects on subject-specific self-concepts: downward dimensional comparisons result in higher self-concept in the…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Reading Tests, Academic Achievement, Self Concept
Kessler, David P. – Engineering Education, 1988
Describes a study in which two types of testing were used in an engineering course to determine significant differences in evaluating student performance. Results were not conclusive. (RT)
Descriptors: College Science, Comparative Testing, Engineering Education, Evaluation

Tierney, Robert J.; And Others – 1976
The topic of differential diagnosis and its application to the use of the Revised Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) is discussed. The theoretical bases for differential diagnosis and the properties of assessment instruments with diagnostic properties are presented.…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies