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Measuring Program Quality, Part 2: Addressing Potential Cultural Bias in a Rater Reliability Exam
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Richer, Amanda; Charmaraman, Linda; Ceder, Ineke – Afterschool Matters, 2018
Like instruments used in afterschool programs to assess children's social and emotional growth or to evaluate staff members' performance, instruments used to evaluate program quality should be free from bias. Practitioners and researchers alike want to know that assessment instruments, whatever their type or intent, treat all people fairly and do…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Social Bias, Interrater Reliability, Program Evaluation
Turkish Adaptation of Spinal Cord Independence Measure--Version III
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Kesiktas, Nur; Paker, Nurdan; Bugdayci, Derya; Sencan, Sureyya; Karan, Ayse; Muslumanoglu, Lutfiye – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012
Various rating scales have been used to assess ability in individuals with spinal cord injury. There is no specific functional assessment scale for Turkish patients with spinal cord injury. The Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) is a specific test, which has become popular in the last decade. A study was conducted to validate and evaluate the…
Descriptors: Injuries, Test Validity, Interrater Reliability, Rating Scales
Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the BEST in CLASS Adherence and Competence Scale
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Sutherland, Kevin S.; McLeod, Bryce D.; Conroy, Maureen A.; Abrams, Lisa M.; Smith, Meghan M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014
The measurement of treatment integrity is critical to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based programs (EBPs) designed to improve the developmental outcomes of young children at risk of emotional/behavioral disorders. Unfortunately, the science of treatment integrity measurement lags behind the development and evaluation of EBP…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Competence, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the BEST in CLASS Adherence and Competence Scale
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Sutherland, Kevin S.; McLeod, Bryce D.; Conroy, Maureen A.; Abrams, Lisa M.; Smith, Meghan M. – Grantee Submission, 2014
The measurement of treatment integrity is critical to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based programs (EBPs) designed to improve the developmental outcomes of young children at risk of emotional/behavioral disorders. Unfortunately, the science of treatment integrity measurement lags behind the development and evaluation of EBP…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Competence, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
The Collegiate Learning Assessment: Setting Standards for Performance at a College or University. Technical Report
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Hardison, Chaitra M.; Vilamovska, Anna-Marie – RAND Corporation, 2009
The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) is a measure of how much students' critical thinking improves after attending college or university. This report illustrates how institutions can set their own standards on the CLA using a method that is appropriate for the CLA's unique characteristics. The authors examined evidence of reliability and…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Evaluation Methods, Research Reports, Critical Thinking