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The Visual Motor Integration Test: High Interjudge Reliability, High Potential For Diagnostic Error.
Peer reviewedSnyder, Peggy P.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Investigated scoring agreement among three different training levels of Visual Motor Integration Test (VMI) diagnosticians. Correlational data demonstrated high interexaminer reliabilities; however, there were gross errors in precision after raw scores had been converted into VMI age equivalent scores. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Grade Equivalent Scores, Motor Development
Download full textANDERSON, JAMES A.; FOLLMAN, JOHN C. – 1967
A STUDY OF FIVE DIFFERENT ESSAY EVALUATION PROCEDURES WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE INTRARELIABILITY OF EACH AND TO USE THESE RELIABILITY SCORES AS A BASIS FOR COMPARING THE FIVE PROCEDURES. TEN THEMES WERE ASSIGNED TO FIVE RATING GROUPS, EACH USING A DIFFERENT EVALUATION PROCEDURE--(1) THE CALIFORNIA ESSAY SCALE, (2) THE CLEVELAND COMPOSITION…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, English, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHanson, Ralph A.; Schutz, Richard E. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1986
The use of standardized achievement tests as the primary criterion measures in the evaluation of basic skills programs has been criticized. In a comparative study of three types of tests, this article examines the major issue behind this criticism. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedReynolds, Cecil R. – Journal of School Psychology, 1981
The use of grade equivalent scores contrasted against grade placement is widespread in the diagnosis of dyslexia and other reading disabilities. Discusses difficulties and distortions of this method. Presents an alternative method for reliably determining aptitude/achievement discrepancies. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Dyslexia, Educational Diagnosis
