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Lee, Minji K.; Sweeney, Kevin; Melican, Gerald J. – Educational Assessment, 2017
This study investigates the relationships among factor correlations, inter-item correlations, and the reliability estimates of subscores, providing a guideline with respect to psychometric properties of useful subscores. In addition, it compares subscore estimation methods with respect to reliability and distinctness. The subscore estimation…
Descriptors: Scores, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Ozsevgec, Tuncay; Cepni, Salih – Online Submission, 2006
In order to determine students' achievement, science teachers have to develop their own assessment tools. This study attempts to find out the relationship between the teachers' assessment tools and students' cognitive development according to the teachers' teaching experiences. Six open-ended survey questions were developed and delivered to 59…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Science Teachers, Evaluation Methods
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O'Grady, Kevin E.; Medoff, Deborah R. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1991
A procedure for evaluating a variety of rater reliability models is presented. A multivariate linear model is used to describe and assess a set of ratings. Parameters are represented in terms of a factor analytic model, and maximum likelihood methods test the model parameters. Illustrative examples are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Equations (Mathematics), Estimation (Mathematics)
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Brennan, Robert T.; Molnar, Beth E.; Earls, Felton – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
Correlational analysis, classical test theory, confirmatory factor analysis, and multilevel Rasch modeling were used to refine a measure of adolescents' exposure to violence (ETV). Interpersonal violence could be distinguished from other potentially traumatic events; it was also possible to distinguish three routes of exposure (victimization,…
Descriptors: Violence, Adolescents, Factor Analysis, Urban Youth