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Huang, Hening – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
Many statistical methods (estimators) are available for estimating the consensus value (or average effect) and heterogeneity variance in interlaboratory studies or meta-analyses. These estimators are all valid because they are developed from or supported by certain statistical principles. However, no estimator can be perfect and must have error or…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Computation, Measurement Techniques, Meta Analysis
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Lubart, Todd; Besançon, Maud – Creativity Theory and Action in Education, 2017
Creativity is a 21st-century skill that is receiving increasing attention in schools. One of the key issues that needs to be solved to facilitate the education of creativity is its' measurement. There is however ongoing controversy on the measurement of creativity. This is an issue of debate concerning both children, adolescents' and adults'…
Descriptors: Creativity, Measurement Techniques, Evaluation Methods, Educational Environment
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McCoach, D. Betsy; Rifenbark, Graham G.; Newton, Sarah D.; Li, Xiaoran; Kooken, Janice; Yomtov, Dani; Gambino, Anthony J.; Bellara, Aarti – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2018
This study compared five common multilevel software packages via Monte Carlo simulation: HLM 7, M"plus" 7.4, R (lme4 V1.1-12), Stata 14.1, and SAS 9.4 to determine how the programs differ in estimation accuracy and speed, as well as convergence, when modeling multiple randomly varying slopes of different magnitudes. Simulated data…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Computer Software, Comparative Analysis, Monte Carlo Methods
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Brown, Ted; Peres, Lisa – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2018
The "Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-fourth edition" (MVPT-4) is a revised version of the "Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-third edition." The MVPT-4 is used to assess the visual-perceptual ability of individuals aged 4.0 through 80+ years via a series of visual-perceptual tasks that do not require a motor response. Test…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Vision Tests, Test Validity, Culture Fair Tests
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Raykov, Tenko; Marcoulides, George A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2016
The frequently neglected and often misunderstood relationship between classical test theory and item response theory is discussed for the unidimensional case with binary measures and no guessing. It is pointed out that popular item response models can be directly obtained from classical test theory-based models by accounting for the discrete…
Descriptors: Test Theory, Item Response Theory, Models, Correlation
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Devlieger, Ines; Mayer, Axel; Rosseel, Yves – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2016
In this article, an overview is given of four methods to perform factor score regression (FSR), namely regression FSR, Bartlett FSR, the bias avoiding method of Skrondal and Laake, and the bias correcting method of Croon. The bias correcting method is extended to include a reliable standard error. The four methods are compared with each other and…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Comparative Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Monte Carlo Methods
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Burt, Keith B.; Obradovic, Jelena – Developmental Review, 2013
The purpose of this paper is to review major statistical and psychometric issues impacting the study of psychophysiological reactivity and discuss their implications for applied developmental researchers. We first cover traditional approaches such as the observed difference score (DS) and the observed residual score (RS), including a review of…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Psychometrics, Data Analysis, Researchers
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De Witte, Kristof; Rogge, Nicky – Economics of Education Review, 2011
Students' evaluations of teacher performance (SETs) are increasingly used by universities. However, SETs are controversial mainly due to two issues: (1) teachers value various aspects of excellent teaching differently, and (2) SETs should not be determined on exogenous influences. Therefore, this paper constructs SETs using a tailored version of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, College Students, College Faculty, Error of Measurement
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Zavorsky, Gerald S. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2010
Measurement error is a common problem in several fields of research such as medicine, physiology, and exercise science. The standard deviation of repeated measurements on the same person is the measurement error. One way of presenting measurement error is called the repeatability, which is 2.77 multiplied by the within subject standard deviation.…
Descriptors: Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Medicine, Error of Measurement
Cai, Li; Monroe, Scott – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2014
We propose a new limited-information goodness of fit test statistic C[subscript 2] for ordinal IRT models. The construction of the new statistic lies formally between the M[subscript 2] statistic of Maydeu-Olivares and Joe (2006), which utilizes first and second order marginal probabilities, and the M*[subscript 2] statistic of Cai and Hansen…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Goodness of Fit, Probability
Khawand, Christopher – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
Instrumental variables (IV) methods allow for consistent estimation of causal effects, but suffer from poor finite-sample properties and data availability constraints. IV estimates also tend to have relatively large standard errors, often inhibiting the interpretability of differences between IV and non-IV point estimates. Lastly, instrumental…
Descriptors: Least Squares Statistics, Labor Supply, Measurement Techniques, Error of Measurement
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Kierulff, Herbert – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
Over the past 60 years the internal rate of return (IRR) has become a major tool in investment evaluation. Many executives prefer it to net present value (NPV), presumably because they can more easily comprehend a percentage measure. This article demonstrates that, except in the rare case of an investment that is followed by a single cash return,…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Measurement Techniques, Outcome Measures, Definitions
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Grimm, Michael – Economics of Education Review, 2011
Household income has been shown to matter for children's school enrolment, in particular in settings where households face tight liquidity constraints caused by the lack of insurance and limited possibilities to smooth consumption through credit and savings. However, so far only few studies have made an effort to quantify the income elasticity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Children, Enrollment
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Andru, Peter; Botchkarev, Alexei – Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2011
Background: Return on investment (ROI) is one of the most popular evaluation metrics. ROI analysis (when applied correctly) is a powerful tool of evaluating existing information systems and making informed decisions on the acquisitions. However, practical use of the ROI is complicated by a number of uncertainties and controversies. The article…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Information Systems, School Business Officials, Evaluation Methods
Stacy, Brian; Reckase, Mark; Wooldridge, Jeffrey; Guarino, Cassandra – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2013
This paper investigates how the precision and stability of a teacher's value-added estimate relates to the characteristics of the teacher's students. Using a large administrative data set and a variety of teacher value-added estimators, it finds that the stability over time of teacher value-added estimates can depend on the previous achievement…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Competencies, Academic Achievement, Computation
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