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Direct linkZimmerman, Donald W.; Williams, Richard H.; Zumbo, Bruno D.; Ross, Donald – International Journal of Testing, 2005
This article focuses on Louis Guttman's contributions to the classical theory of educational and psychological tests, one of the lesser known of his many contributions to quantitative methods in the social sciences. Guttman's work in this field provided a rigorous mathematical basis for ideas that, for many decades after Spearman's initial work,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Test Theory, Social Sciences, Psychological Testing
Peer reviewedWilliams, Richard H.; Zimmerman, Donald W. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1984
This paper provides a list of 10 salient features of the standard error of measurement, contrasting it to the reliability coefficient. It is concluded that the standard error of measurement should be regarded as a primary characteristic of a mental test. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Error of Measurement, Evaluation Methods, Psychological Testing
Peer reviewedvon Mayrhauser, Richard T. – American Psychologist, 1992
Examines accuracy evaluation in published testing programs of the following: J. M. Cattell; C. Spearman; A. Binet; L. M. Terman; R. M. Yerkes; E. L. Thorndike; and W. D. Scott. Developing community and consensus on testing required convergence between theorists and practitioners. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Educational History, Educational Testing
