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Peer reviewedKobak, Kenneth A.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1993
A developed computer-administered form of the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and the clinician form of the instrument were administered to 214 psychiatric outpatients and 78 community adults. Results support the reliability and validity of the computer-administered version as an alternative to the clinician-administered version. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing
Download full textBrandon, E. P. – 1992
In his pioneer investigations of deductive logical reasoning competence, R. H. Ennis (R. H. Ennis and D. H. Paulus, 1965) used a multiple-choice format in which the premises are given, and it is asked whether the conclusion would then be true. In the adaptation of his work for use in Jamaica, the three possible answers were stated as…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing, Competence
Assessing the Effects of Computer Administration on Scores and Parameter Estimates Using IRT Models.
Sykes, Robert C.; And Others – 1991
To investigate the psychometric feasibility of replacing a paper-and-pencil licensing examination with a computer-administered test, a validity study was conducted. The computer-administered test (Cadm) was a common set of items for all test takers, distinct from computerized adaptive testing, in which test takers receive items appropriate to…
Descriptors: Adults, Certification, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Knapp, Deirdre J.; Pliske, Rebecca M. – 1986
A study was conducted to validate the Army's Computerized Adaptive Screening Test (CAST), using data from 2,240 applicants from 60 army recruiting stations across the nation. CAST is a computer-assisted adaptive test used to predict performance on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). AFQT scores are computed by adding four subtest scores of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Testing
Peer reviewedBenedict, Ralph H. B.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992
The concurrent validities of 3 short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) were compared for their prediction of full-scale IQ for 145 male and 159 female psychiatric inpatients. Results support previous research showing better predictive accuracy for L. C. Ward's (1990) seven-subtest short form than the others. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Concurrent Validity, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedRosenfeld, Rochelle; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992
A computer-administered version of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale was administered to 31 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, 16 with other anxiety disorders, and 23 nonpatient controls. The computer version correlated highly with the clinician-administered version and was well understood and liked by subjects. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Testing
Bethscheider, Janine K. – 1992
Standard and experimental forms of the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundations Analytical Reasoning test were administered to 1,496 clients of the Foundation (persons seeking information about aptitude for educational and career decisions). The objectives were to develop a new form of the test and to better understand what makes some items more…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Career Choice, Comparative Testing
