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Using Buros Institute of Mental Measurements Materials in Counseling and Therapy. ERIC Digest.
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Plake, Barbara S.; Conoley, Jane Close – 1995
Assessment use is a cornerstone of successful counseling. Information from assessments is used for making several important therapeutic decisions, requiring the counselor to have information about assessment devices and approaches. Tests are being published at a remarkable rate; it is a challenge for counselors to stay well informed. Products and…
Descriptors: Counselors, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Commercially Available Instrumentation: A Resource for Educational Researchers.
Plake, Barbara S. – 1992
The "Mental Measurements Yearbook" (MMY) series has provided researchers and practitioners with availability and evaluative information about commercially available English-language tests for over 50 years. However, two myths exist that are believed by some users of these resources. The first myth is that there are some minimum quality…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Measurement Techniques
Comparing Counselors', School Administrators', and Teachers' Knowledge in Student Assessment.
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Impara, James C.; Plake, Barbara S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1995
Reports results of a study that compared the measurement competencies in student assessment of teachers, counselors, and school administrators. Draws implications for pre- and inservice training for professionals in education. (LKS)
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Ethics
The Comparability of Equal Raw Scores Obtained from In-Level and Out-Of-Level Testing: One Source of the Discrepancy between In-Level and Out-of-Level Grade Equivalent Scores.
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Plake, Barbara S.; Hoover, H. D. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1979
An experiment investigated the extent to which the results of out-of-level testing may be biased because the child given an out of level test may have had a significantly different curriculum than the children given in-level tests. Item analysis data suggested this was unlikely. (CTM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Grade Equivalent Scores