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Peer reviewedBrown, Jonathan R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1991
Describes popularity of using percentile rank and offers interpretation of use of percentile rank with normal and skewed score distributions. Explains that, because percentile rank is not linear transformation of raw scores, percentile-rank transformation in lower and upper part of raw-score distribution relates percentile rank and raw scores…
Descriptors: Raw Scores, Scores, Test Interpretation
Peer reviewedHanna, Gerald S. – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1988
Addresses practical issues concerning test score interpretation. Percentile bands are recommended for reporting to clients the extent and limits of what test scores reveal. Variety of suggestions and examples are provided for rendering interpretations meaningful. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Scores, Test Interpretation
Groff, Martin G.; Hubble, Larry M. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1984
Reviews WISC-R factor analytic findings for developing a scheme for regrouping WISC-R subtests, consisting of verbal comprehension and spatial subtests. Subtests comprising these groupings are shown to have more common variance than specific variance and cluster together consistently across the samples of WISC-R scores. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure
Peer reviewedSchulte, Ann C.; Borich, Gary D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1988
Examines various procedures for constructing confidence intervals that have been suggested in measurement texts in relation to their approximation to the most accurate procedure that uses the estimated true score as the center of the confidence interval and the standard error of estimate to determine width. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Scores, Test Construction, Test Interpretation
Peer reviewedReynolds, Cecil R. – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
The Draw-a-Design and Draw-a-Child, two subtests of the McCarthy Scales, are the best-normed drawing tests for children aged two and a half to eight and a half years but have no age-corrected deviation scaled scores available for interpretation. Scaled scores for use in interpretation are presented for these tests. (Author/NRB)
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Nonverbal Tests, Norms, Scaling
Anderson, Kent E.; And Others – School Guidance Worker, 1984
Presents nine articles dealing with aspects of testing and the role of the school counselor. Topics include interpreting test scores, testing problems and solutions, developing tests to predict dropping out, sex bias in vocational testing, detecting bias in standardized tests, assessments of reentry adults, and interest tests for adults. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Counselor Role, Dropout Prevention
