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Calibrating Items Using an Unfolding Model of Item Response Theory: The Case of the Trait Personality Questionnaire 5 (TPQue5)
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Eirini M. Mitropoulou; Leonidas A. Zampetakis; Ioannis Tsaousis – Evaluation Review, 2024
Unfolding item response theory (IRT) models are important alternatives to dominance IRT models in describing the response processes on self-report tests. Their usage is common in personality measures, since they indicate potential differentiations in test score interpretation. This paper aims to gain a better insight into the structure of trait…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Item Response Theory, Personality Traits
Metric Properties of the Neighborhood Inventory for Environmental Typology (NIfETy): An Environmental Assessment Tool for Measuring Indicators of Violence, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Exposures
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Furr-Holden, C. D. M.; Campbell, K. D. M.; Milam, A. J.; Smart, M. J.; Ialongo, N. A.; Leaf, P. J. – Evaluation Review, 2010
Objectives: Establish metric properties of the Neighborhood Inventory for Environmental Typology (NIfETy). Method: A total of 919 residential block faces were assessed by paired raters using the NIfETy. Reliability was evaluated via interrater and internal consistency reliability; validity by comparing NIfETy data with youth self-reported…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Urban Areas, Crime, Test Validity
Reliability and Validity of Retrospective Behavioral Self-Report by Narcotics Addicts.
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Anglin, M. Douglas; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1993
Reliability and validity of self-reported behavior within a deviant population are examined using data from 2 interviews with 323 narcotics addicts conducted 10 years apart (1974-75 and 1985-86). Results complement existing reliability and validity studies of alcohol use, and suggest that quality information can be obtained from heroin users. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Drinking, Drug Addiction, Evaluation Methods
Nutrition Behavior Change: Outcomes of an Educational Approach.
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Edwards, Patricia K.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1985
This study addresses four issues in the evaluation of nutrition education programs: (1) the reliability of knowledge, belief, and behavior scales; (2) the effectiveness of programs targeted to the general public; (3) the longitudinal effects of nutrition education interventions; and (4) the relationship between changes in the cognitive, belief,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Beliefs, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
The Reliability and Construct Validity of a Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale Used to Measure Nursing Assistance Performance.
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Stoskopf, Carleen H.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1992
Data are presented that demonstrate the reliability and construct validity of a 27-item behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) used to rate the performance of 757 nursing assistants in South Carolina. Results support the reliability and construct validity of the BARS and the usefulness of the BARS approach for evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Evaluation Methods, Long Term Care, Measurement Techniques
Teacher Evaluation Instruments for Merit Pay Decisions: Is Their Use Justifiable?
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Weber, Larry; McBee, Janice – Evaluation Review, 1990
The effectiveness of representative teacher evaluation instruments for assessing the eligibility of public school teachers for merit pay was evaluated via a literature review. Elementary school principals' (N=200) ratings of teachers were analyzed. Rating instruments may be useful for making initial decisions about who should be eligible for…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Eligibility