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Exceptional Performance.
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Walberg, Herbert J.; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1984
This paper demonstrates the variety of positive-skew phenomena and discusses their theoretical, research, and practical implications in education. (PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Research Problems, Scores
Some Correctable Defects in Research on Intelligence.
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Horn, John L. – Intelligence, 1979
The state of research on intelligence is reviewed in an editorial. The author notes conceptual, measurement, and data analysis problems. Suggestions as to how research on intelligence can be improved are provided. (RD)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Editorials, Educational Policy, Intelligence
An Economic Analysis of Student-Reported Grading Errors.
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Cloninger, Dale O.; Hodgin, Robert – Journal of Economic Education, 1986
Reports a quasi-experimental study involving an objective test that was intentionally mis-scored on the copies of the exam returned to students. Results showed that not all perceived errors were reported and that the decision to report errors appeared dependent on whether reporting was to the benefit of the student. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Economic Research, Economics Education, Error of Measurement
The Measurement of Developmental Variables: An Overview.
Santmire, Toni E. – 1984
The purpose of this paper is to discuss ways in which developmental psychology suffers from the lack of an appropriate technology of measurement and statistical analysis. The paper begins by noting that developmental psychology is the study of change; that individuals develop through a succession of "stages" which are separated by…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Artifact and Artifice in Education Policy Analysis: It's Not All in the Data.
Jaeger, Richard M.; Hattie, John A. – School Administrator, 1996
Using research findings and statistics to support a policy argument often leads to misinterpretations and exaggerations of public school performance. Two experts illustrate this point by discussing examples of distorted high school drop-out rates, student performance on standardized tests, and international comparisons of U.S. and Japanese…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Data Analysis, Definitions, Dropout Rate
The Competence and Performance of Foreign Medical Graduates: Research and Implications.
Kulieke, Marilynn J.; And Others – 1982
Research on the quality of foreign medical graduates (FMG) in terms of their competence or manifest abilities as measured by examinations, and their performance or actual behavior is briefly reviewed. In addition, some of the methodological problems that make research on foreign medical graduates difficult to interpret are critiqued, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Competence, Data Analysis
Issues in Measurement and Methodology: CSE's 1978 Conference.
Burry, James, Ed.; Quellmalz, Edys S., Ed. – Evaluation Comment, 1978
Abstracts are presented of the major conference papers and thematic discussions delivered at the 1978 Measurement and Methodology Conference. The titles of the presentations are: Policy-Responsive Evaluation (Wiley); When Educators Set Standards (Glass); Comments on Wiley and Glass (Schutz); Key Standard-Setting Considerations for Minimal…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Conference Reports