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Direct linkSilvia Testa; Renato Miceli; Renato Miceli – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2025
Random Equating (RE) and Heuristic Approach (HA) are two linking procedures that may be used to compare the scores of individuals in two tests that measure the same latent trait, in conditions where there are no common items or individuals. In this study, RE--that may only be used when the individuals taking the two tests come from the same…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Heuristics, Problem Solving, Personality Traits
Peer reviewedStocking, Martha L.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1993
A method of automatically selecting items for inclusion in a test with constraints on item content and statistical properties was applied to real data. Tests constructed manually from the same data and constraints were compared to tests constructed automatically. Results show areas in which automated assembly can improve test construction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automation, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
And Never the Twain Shall Meet: Can Response to Intervention and Cognitive Assessment Be Reconciled?
Willis, John O.; Dumont, Ron – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
Arguments between response to intervention (RTI) with curriculum-based measurement (CBM) and traditional, individual psychoeducational assessments encourage a false dichotomy between alternatives that are not mutually exclusive, but complementary. This article discusses strengths and weaknesses of both approaches, touches on current legislative…
Descriptors: Intervention, Curriculum Based Assessment, Disability Identification, Clinical Psychology
Unstructured Collaboration versus Individual Practice for Complex Problem Solving: A Cautionary Tale
Yetter, Georgette; Gutkin, Terry B.; Saunders, Anita; Galloway, Ann M.; Sobansky, Robin R.; Song, Samuel Y. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2006
The authors used an experimental design to compare the effectiveness of unstructured collaborative practice with individual practice on achievement on a complex well-structured problem-solving task. Participants included postsecondary students (N = 257) from a liberal arts college serving primarily nontraditional students and from 2 state…
Descriptors: State Universities, Statistical Analysis, Research Design, Heuristics
Appleman, Deborah – 1987
This study investigated the effects of heuristically based assignments and tests on adolescents' written responses to literature. In order to examine both tests and instruction, two separate but related experiments were conducted. Experiment 1 investigated whether the inclusion of guided prewriting on essay tests for two poems and two short…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Critical Thinking, Essay Tests, Grade 12
