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Fraccaro, Rebecca L.; Stelnicki, Andrea M.; Nordstokke, David W. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2015
Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders among school-age children and can lead to impaired academic and social functioning (Keeley & Storch, 2009). Unfortunately, anxiety disorders in this population are often undetected (Herzig-Anderson, Colognori, Fox, Stewart, & Warner, 2012). The availability of psychometrically…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Measures (Individuals), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Testing
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Bliss, Stacy L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
In this article, the author reviews the Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd edition (BDI-2), a criterion-referenced, individually administered, standardized assessment used to measure the developmental skills in children aged birth through 7 years, 11 months. The BDI-2 is composed of 450 items grouped into five domains (Adaptive,…
Descriptors: Test Reviews, Child Development, Measures (Individuals), Young Children
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Matarazzo, Joseph D. – American Psychologist, 1990
Increasingly neuropsychologists are under pressure, particularly in child custody and personal injury litigation, to justify the validity of the tests upon which their assessments are based. Reviews research on the validity of clinical opinions based on tests and concludes that test scores must be used in conjunction with life history and current…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Neurological Impairments
Shrock, Sharon A.; Foshay, Wellesley R. – Performance and Instruction, 1984
Discusses methods of sampling the best information from instruction/training developers/candidates for professional certification and examines the problems of interpreting that information and making classification decisions. Assessment strategies including criterion-referenced, multiple-choice, short answer, and essay questions, and portfolio…
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Criterion Referenced Tests, Instructional Development
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Traub, Ross E. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Describes five propositions concerning classroom assessment. Uses propositions to review seven conference papers. Propositions refer to the following: nature of achievement; student information necessary to interpret assessments; tension between need to describe and need to praise; distinction between formal and informal assessment; and need for…
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Measures (Individuals)
Naglieri, Jack A.; Das, J. P. – 1997
This kit contains materials necessary to administer the Cognitive Assessment System (CAS), an assessment battery designed to evaluate cognitive processing in children 5 through 17 years of age. Derived from the Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, and Successive (PASS) theory, the four processing areas comprise the four scales that make up the CAS.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Span, Children, Cognitive Ability
Nicholson, Charles L.; Alcorn, Charles L. – 1993
The use of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition (WISC-III) and its interpretation in educational use are discussed. To measure intelligence, Wechsler believed one must measure the various aptitudes that contribute to the total behavior of the individual. The WISC-III has six verbal subtests and seven performance subtests.…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Processes