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The Visual Motor Integration Test: High Interjudge Reliability, High Potential For Diagnostic Error.

Snyder, Peggy P.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Investigated scoring agreement among three different training levels of Visual Motor Integration Test (VMI) diagnosticians. Correlational data demonstrated high interexaminer reliabilities; however, there were gross errors in precision after raw scores had been converted into VMI age equivalent scores. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Grade Equivalent Scores, Motor Development

Hutson, Barbara A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1974
Delineates a model of the complete diagnosis process which is motivated by concern that every child achieve the potential he possesses. Discusses the usual functions of diagnosis, the nature of psychological-educational diagnosis, the effects of inaccurate or inadequate diagnosis, and implication for a more adequate process. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Models, Psychoeducational Methods

LaGrow, Steven J.; Prochnow-LaGrow, Jane E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Evaluated 11 of the most popular tests used by school psychologists in Illinois as to their technical adequacy along three dimensions: norms, reliability, and validity. Results suggested that the most popular tests used by school psychologists are not typically technically adequate devices. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, School Psychologists, Special Education