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Primi, Ricardo; De Fruyt, Filip; Santos, Daniel; Antonoplis, Stephen; John, Oliver P. – International Journal of Testing, 2020
What type of items, keyed positively or negatively, makes social-emotional skill or personality scales more valid? The present study examines the different criterion validities of true- and false-keyed items, before and after correction for acquiescence. The sample included 12,987 children and adolescents from 425 schools of the State of São Paulo…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Rating Scales, Test Validity
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Makransky, Guido; Glas, Cees A. W. – International Journal of Testing, 2013
Cognitive ability tests are widely used in organizations around the world because they have high predictive validity in selection contexts. Although these tests typically measure several subdomains, testing is usually carried out for a single subdomain at a time. This can be ineffective when the subdomains assessed are highly correlated. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Ability, Adaptive Testing, Feedback (Response)
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Talento-Miller, Eileen – International Journal of Testing, 2008
This study explores the predictive validity of GMAT[R] scores for predicting performance in graduate management programs outside the United States. Results suggest that the validity estimates based on the combination of GMAT[R] scores were about a third of a standard deviation higher for non-U.S. programs compared with existing data on U.S.…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Program Effectiveness, Educational Background, Academic Achievement