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Liu, Hsin-min – ProQuest LLC, 2014
One of the fundamental problems in language testing is the lack of adequate generalizability between what a test is measuring and what fulfills the learners' real world language use needs. It is important to recognize that no matter how precise a test measures a construct, if the way that a construct is defined and the way that test tasks are…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Language Tests, Task Analysis, Generalizability Theory
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Christensen, John O. – Journal of Library Administration, 1988
Description of common errors found in the statistical methodologies of research carried out by librarians, focuses on sampling and generalizability. The discussion covers the need to either adapt library research to the statistical abilities of librarians or to educate librarians in the proper use of statistics. (15 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Generalizability Theory, Higher Education, Library Education