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Bolsinova, Maria; Tijmstra, Jesper – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2016
Conditional independence (CI) between response time and response accuracy is a fundamental assumption of many joint models for time and accuracy used in educational measurement. In this study, posterior predictive checks (PPCs) are proposed for testing this assumption. These PPCs are based on three discrepancy measures reflecting different…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Accuracy, Statistical Analysis, Robustness (Statistics)
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Klapproth, Florian – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
Two objectives guided this research. First, this study examined how well teachers' tracking decisions contribute to the homogenization of their students' achievements. Second, the study explored whether teachers' tracking decisions would be outperformed in homogenizing the students' achievements by statistical models of tracking decisions. These…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ability Grouping, Secondary Education, Decision Making
Burns, Robert J. – 1974
The major purpose of this evaluation report is to scrutinize the Skyline Wide Educational Plan (SWEP) research methods and analytical schemes and to communicate the project's constituency priorities relative to the educational programs and processes of the future. A Delphi technique was used as the primary mechanism for gathering and scrutinizing…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Futures (of Society), Models, Prediction
Sydow, James Armin – 1974
A study was made to explore how a time sharing computer system can help the coach of high school sports. A structural analysis determined that the computer's capability to process information helps the coach: (1) store large quantities of information; (2) perform numerous operations in a very short amount of time; (3) provides consistent accuracy…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Rogers, H. Jane; Hambleton, Ronald K. – 1987
Although item bias statistics are widely recommended for use in test development and test analysis work, problems arise in their interpretation. The purpose of the present research was to evaluate the validity of logistic test models and computer simulation methods for providing a frame of reference for item bias statistic interpretations.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Evaluation Methods, Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory
Katz, Martin R.; And Others – 1976
Simulated Occupational Choice (SOC) was developed to measure competencies in career decision-making. SOC is a structured, individually-administered simulation exercise designed to elicit career decision-making behaviors and enable those behaviors to be observed, recorded, and scored in meaningful ways, particularly for diagnosis. It was…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Decision Making Skills, Diagnostic Tests