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Tülin Otbiçer Acar – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2024
The aim of this study is to compare the results of correlation coefficient estimation of reliability with those obtained through the Bland-Altman plot technique. The scale was first divided into two halves using three different approaches. A linear and high-level relationship was found between the scale scores obtained from the halved forms.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Measurement Techniques, Psychometrics, Comparative Testing
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Žakelj, Amalija; Grmek, Milena Ivanuš; Cankar, Franc – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2012
In this article we are presenting the results of the research "The Connection between the Results in the National Assessment of Knowledge and the Pupils' Socio-cultural Environment, Instruction and Homework," taking place at the National Education Institute, Slovenia, in the years 2008/2009. In the introduction we are writing the…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement
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Ezeala, Christian C.; Swami, Niraj S.; Lal, Nilesh; Hussain, Shagufta – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2012
Secondary education in Fiji ends with the Form 7 examination. Predictive validity for academic success of Form 7 scores which form the basis for admission into the Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery programme of the Fiji School of Medicine was examined via a cohort of 129 students. Success rates for year 1 in 2008, 2009, and 2010 were 90.7…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Academic Achievement, Predictive Validity, Surgery
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Visone, Jeremy D. – American Secondary Education, 2009
This study explored the relationship between reading and achievement on a science standardized test. A nonfiction reading subtest and the science section of the Connecticut Academic Performance Test were compared for Grade 10 students at 3 Connecticut high schools. Results showed a moderate-to-strong positive relationship between the variables.…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Correlation, Test Validity, Science Achievement
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Phillips, Katherine A.; Barrow, Lloyd H. – School Science and Mathematics, 2006
This research study was designed to provide an introductory examination of how high school students' out-of-school science experiences, particularly those relevant to the physical sciences, relate to their learning of Newtonian mechanics. A factor analysis of the modified Science Experiences Survey (SES, Mason & Kahle, 1988) was performed,…
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Pretests Posttests, High School Students, Statistical Analysis