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A Psychometric Evaluation of Two Achievement Goal Inventories
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Donnellan, M. Brent – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
The properties of the achievement goal inventories developed by Grant and Dweck (2003) and Elliot and McGregor (2001) were evaluated in two studies with a total of 780 participants. A four-factor specification for the Grant and Dweck inventory did not closely replicate results published in their original report. In contrast, the structure of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Psychometrics, Program Validation, Achievement Rating
McCarthy Scales, McCarthy Screening Test, and Kaufman's McCarthy Short Form Correlations with the Peabody Individual Achievement Test.
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Naglieri, Jack A.; Harrison, Patti L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Examined the relationships between the McCarthy Scales General Cognitive Index, the McCarthy Screening Test, Kaufman's McCarthy short form, and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test using a sample of elementary students. Found the Estimated General Cognitive Index by Kaufman's short form was virtually identical to the McCarthy Scales Index.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Correlation
Examining the Validity of GED[R] Tests Scores with Scheduling and Setting Accommodations. GED Testing Service Research Studies, 2004-1
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George-Ezzelle, Carol E.; Skaggs, Gary – GED Testing Service, 2004
Current testing standards call for test developers to provide evidence that testing procedures and test scores, and the inferences made based on the test scores, show evidence of validity and are comparable across subpopulations (American Educational Research Association [AERA], American Psychological Association [APA], & National Council on…
Descriptors: Scheduling, Testing Accommodations, Academic Achievement, Test Validity