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Greenberg, Kathleen Puglisi – Teaching of Psychology, 2012
The scoring instrument described in this article is based on a deconstruction of the seven sections of an American Psychological Association (APA)-style empirical research report into a set of learning outcomes divided into content-, expression-, and format-related categories. A double-weighting scheme used to score the report yields a final grade…
Descriptors: Scoring, Research Reports, Grading, Outcome Measures
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Drost, Ellen A. – Education Research and Perspectives, 2011
In this paper, the author aims to provide novice researchers with an understanding of the general problem of validity in social science research and to acquaint them with approaches to developing strong support for the validity of their research. She provides insight into these two important concepts, namely (1) validity; and (2) reliability, and…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Validity, Reliability, Measurement Techniques
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Xavier, Jean; Vannetzel, Leonard; Viaux, Sylvie; Leroy, Arthur; Plaza, Monique; Tordjman, Sylvie; Mille, Christian; Bursztejn, Claude; Cohen, David; Guile, Jean-Marc – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
The Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) category is a psychopathological entity few have described and is poorly, and mainly negatively, defined by autism exclusion. In order to limit PDD-NOS heterogeneity, alternative clinical constructs have been developed. This study explored the reliability and the diagnostic…
Descriptors: Socialization, Autism, Test Validity, Adjustment (to Environment)
Ahadi, Stephan A.; And Others – 1990
The reliability and validity of teacher ratings, the relationship between teacher ratings and principal self-reports of instructional leadership, and the degree to which they are influenced by demographic factors are examined in this study. Methodology involved completion of the Instructional Leadership Inventory, a self-report measure, by 81…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Instructional Leadership
Cason, Carolyn L.; And Others – 1986
Cason and Cason's model of performance rating was used to determine the extent to which variation in reviewer standards affected the reliability and validity of the program review process used to select papers for inclusion in the annual program. Data analyzed were the overall recommendation for acceptance and ratings on seven quality criteria…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Data Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria
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Karnell, Michael P.; Rogus, Nicole M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
Practicing clinicians frequently offer judgments about aspects of swallowing physiology rather than performing actual measurements. Little is known about the accuracy of those judgments. The purpose of this preliminary study was to explore agreement of clinicians' judgments of pharyngeal swallow response time (PSRT) with temporal measurements of…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Physiology, Comparative Analysis, Equipment