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Direct linkRios, Joseph – Applied Measurement in Education, 2021
Four decades of research have shown that students' low test-taking effort is a serious threat to the validity of score-based inferences from low-stakes, group-based educational assessments. This meta-analysis sought to identify effective interventions for improving students' test-taking effort in such contexts. Included studies: (1) used a…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, Student Motivation, Meta Analysis, Intervention
Allen, Jeff; Robbins, Steven B.; Sawyer, Richard – Applied Measurement in Education, 2010
Research on the validity of psychosocial factors (PSFs) and other noncognitive predictors of college outcomes has largely ignored the practical benefits implied by the validity. We summarize evidence of the validity of PSF measures as predictors of college outcomes and then explain how this validity directly translates into improved identification…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Academic Persistence, Validity, At Risk Students
