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Direct linkShen, C.; Tam, H. P. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2008
Using 3 waves of the TIMSS data, this study investigates the relationship between 8th-graders' mathematics and science achievement and their self-perceptions on these 2 subjects. For within-country data, there is generally a positive relationship between students' achievement and the following 3 measures of their self-perception: how much they…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Academic Standards, Correlation, Mathematics Achievement
Download full textBarisa, Mark; And Others – 1991
The validity of the Self Concept as a Learner Revised (SCALR) inventory was studied. The construct issue of academic self-concept was explored by comparing the SCALR to the academic portion of the Multidimensional Self Concept Scale (MSCS). The SCALR contains 44 items (four scales of 11 items each). The SCALR version for grades 7 through 12 was…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Correlation
Peer reviewedKovac, Ron J. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1989
The construct validity of three spatial ability tests was assessed by determining the correlation between the test results and student class grades in various subjects for 58 eighth graders enrolled at the Burris Laboratory School, Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana). Results do not strongly support any of the tests evaluated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Correlation
Horkay, Nancy; Bennett, Randy Elliott; Allen, Nancy; Kaplan, Bruce; Yan, Fred – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2006
This study investigated the comparability of scores for paper and computer versions of a writing test administered to eighth grade students. Two essay prompts were given on paper to a nationally representative sample as part of the 2002 main NAEP writing assessment. The same two essay prompts were subsequently administered on computer to a second…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Program Effectiveness
