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Direct linkAllen, Jeff; Robbins, Steven B.; Sawyer, Richard – Applied Measurement in Education, 2010
Research on the validity of psychosocial factors (PSFs) and other noncognitive predictors of college outcomes has largely ignored the practical benefits implied by the validity. We summarize evidence of the validity of PSF measures as predictors of college outcomes and then explain how this validity directly translates into improved identification…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Academic Persistence, Validity, At Risk Students
Brookhart, Susan M.; Walsh, Janet M.; Zientarski, Wayne A. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2006
Motivation and effort patterns associated with achievement on classroom assessments in middle-school science and social studies were studied with a sample of 223 8th graders in different classroom assessment environments. Classroom assessment environments were characterized by student perceptions of the importance and value of assessment tasks,…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Educational Assessment, Middle Schools, Science Education
