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Teacher-Assigned Grades and External Exams: Sources of Discrepancy
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José Manuel Arencibia Alemán; Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør; Henrik Daae Zachrisson; Sigrid Blömeke – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2024
Modest correlations between teacher-assigned grades and external assessments of academic achievement (r = 0.40-0.60) have led many educational stakeholders to deem grades subjective and unreliable. However, theoretical and methodological challenges, such as construct misalignment, data unavailability and sample unrepresentativeness, limit the…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Achievement Tests, Test Validity
Multiple Processing Strategies and the Construct Validity of Verbal Reasoning Tests.
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Embretson, Susan; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1986
This study examined the influence of processing strategies, and the metacomponents that determine when to apply them, on the construct validity of a verbal reasoning test. A rule-oriented strategy, an association strategy, and a partial rule strategy were examined. All three strategies contributed to individual differences in verbal reasoning.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, Latent Trait Theory
Generalization of SAT Validity across Colleges.
Boldt, Robert F. – 1986
This study investigated whether or not the validity of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is both higher and less variable across colleges than it appears to be. Data from 99 validity studies conducted by the Validity Study Service of the College Board were used. In addition to test validities based on first-year college averages, which were…
Descriptors: Class Rank, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Generalization
The Validation of Variables Used in the Placement and Prediction of Academic Performance of Developmental Students.
Dwinell, Patricia L. – 1985
This study investigated the relationship of standardized test scores and locally developed test scores to course placement and academic success in a developmental program. The sample consisted of 281 students who matriculated in the Division of Developmental Studies at a southern university. Eligible students for enrollment in Developmental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, Developmental Studies Programs
Measuring Sex Role Development: A Comparison of Two Methods.
Seegmiller, Bonni R. – 1977
Two basic problems are confronted in this research: (1) What is sex role differentiation?, and (2) How does one go about measuring it? Both questions revolve around construct validity and the adequacy of sex role measures. Most investigators have used dependent "objective-verbal" tests to measure sex role differentiation. These either involve…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Identification (Psychology), Interaction Process Analysis, Measurement Techniques
Technical Report: The Fifth Report of the 1973-74 Michigan Educational Assessment Program.
Mehrens, William – 1975
The 1973-74 Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) provided information on twenty-two separate measures of interest to educators. The program provides for measures of (1) word relationships, (2) mathematics, (3) reading and (4) attitudes (optional). In contrast to past programs, the mathematics and reading instruments are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests