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Guthrie, John T. – Reading Teacher, 1984
Argues that if a testing situation is not similar to situations in which a child regularly performs linguistically, the test's ecological validity is compromised and its results must be viewed skeptically. (FL)
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Intelligence Tests, Performance Factors, Performance Tests
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Oakland, Thomas D.; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1971
Study 1 reports a tendency for Negro children from a lower socioeconomic status to perform below the mean on the WISC and on the SB. Comparison of mean IQ's in Study 2 suggests that the WPPSI more closely approximates the SB than the WISC. (Author)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Intelligence Tests, Performance Factors, Performance Tests
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Cureton, Kirk J. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1982
Distance running tests evaluate a unique physical activity that is an important component of many other physical tasks. Factor analytic studies have clearly shown that distance running tests assess underlying abilities and physiological capacities that are different from those assessed by runs of shorter duration. (CJ)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Children, Elementary Education, Exercise Physiology
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Kaufman, Alan S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
Discrepancy scores (Verbal IQ minus Performance IQ) were examined for the WISC-R, using the standardization sample as the data source. The occurrence of significant discrepancy scores was found not to be significantly related to age, sex, or race, although significant relationships were obtained with both parental occupation and intelligence…
Descriptors: Children, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Performance Factors
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Wanat, Stanley F. – Reading Teacher, 1972
Responds to McNeil's proposal for assessing teacher competency, arguing that the technique (1) is unrepresentative of a teacher's behavior, (2) uses inappropriate statistical techniques, and (3) is punative rather than diagnostic. (VJ)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Individual Differences, Performance Factors, Performance Tests
Siebold, Guy L. – 1979
Research was conducted to assess the applicability of the Instructional Systems Development (ISD) job analysis procedures to nine technical aviation maintenance military occupational specialties (MOS). Job analysis questionnaires were developed for each of the nine aviation maintenance MOS's. Research teams administered the questionnaires to…
Descriptors: Job Analysis, Job Performance, Military Training, Models
MELCHING, WILLIAM H.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYMPOSIUM WAS TO CONSIDER SOME PROBLEMS FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED WHEN PREPARING INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES AND TO DISCUSS SEVERAL MEANS BY WHICH FUTURE EFFORTS AT IMPLEMENTATION MIGHT BE FACILITATED. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE--(1) "IN DEFENSE OF INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES," (2) "SOME IMPORTANT WAYS IN WHICH PERFORMANCE…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement, Military Science, Performance Factors
Campbell, Clifton P.; Hatcher, Timothy G. – Performance and Instruction, 1989
Discussion of testing methods that adequately measure the ability to perform manipulative tasks focuses on criterion-referenced performance tests (CRPT) to evaluate trainees. Topics discussed include predictive validity; physical fidelity; test construction; testing constraints; performance conditions; criteria for attainment standards; scoring…
Descriptors: Criteria, Criterion Referenced Tests, Industrial Training, Performance Factors
Disch, James G.; And Others – 1977
The purpose of this report was to analyze a test battery constructed to describe and predict volleyball playing capacity in college and high school women. The following criteria were used for selecting a test for initial inclusion into the battery: (1) The test is related to a basic motor ability important to playing volleyball; (2) The test can…
Descriptors: Athletics, Motor Reactions, Performance Factors, Performance Tests
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Grehaigne, Jean-Francis; Godbout, Paul – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1997
Discusses a procedure for assessing individual performance in team sports. Authentic assessment using observation of players' actions during matches yielded the efficacy index and volume of play index. A method of producing one performance score combining both indices and reflecting motor and tactical skills is suggested. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Botterbusch, Karl F. – 1974
This study investigated the effects of high and low need achievement, individual vs. group test adminstration, and potential dropout and nonpotential dropout on the Manual Dexterity Aptitude of the General Aptitude Test Battery. Following the administration of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), 120 high school males were assigned to one of…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, High School Students
Mackowiak, Robert; Gonnella, Joseph S. – 1974
It has long been assumed that Part 3 of the National Boards, which stresses patient management and clinical problems, is a valid measure of "clinical competence" for doctors. These authors, challenging this premise, devised a study to analyze which components of medical school achievement are most predictive of Part 3 performance. Their…
Descriptors: Certification, Clinical Experience, Computers, Evaluation Methods
Backman, Margaret E.; And Others – 1977
A battery of work sample tests, the Micro-TOWER System of Vocational Evaluation, has been developed for use in vocational and career education programs. Verbal, numerical, and perceptual motor skills useful in various occupations are measured. The system has been field tested in vocational rehabilitation centers, prisons, schools, and psychiatric…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aptitude Tests, Career Education, Cognitive Ability
Valette, Rebecca M. – The Forum, 1970
Positive approaches to increase student achievement in language classes focus on the potential influence of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests. The author cites instances to prove that teacher efficiency increases when teachers are held responsible for student achievement. Discussion of success factors relates testing practices…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Tests, Educational Testing, Group Testing
Winnick, Joseph P.; Short, Francis X., Ed. – 1998
This training manual presents information on the Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT), a criterion-referenced fitness test for children and adolescents with disabilities. The first chapter of the test training manual includes information dealing with health-related criterion-referenced testing, the interaction between physical activity and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Composition, Child Health, Children