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Schoenfeldt, Lyle F. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1989
Reports on the guidelines of the American Psychological Association for Computer-Based Tests and Interpretations (CBTI). Guidelines for users in the areas of test administration and interpretation are described, guidelines for developers including human factor and psychometric issues are explained, and the validity of computer interpretations is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Guidelines, Psychological Testing, Psychometrics
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Faust, David; Ziskin, Jay – Computers in Human Behavior, 1989
Discussion of computer-assisted psychological evaluation focuses on its use as legal evidence. Topics discussed include legal criteria for expertise; clinical psychology and standards for expertise; factors relating to reliability and validity, including the proper use of data; computerized test administration; computer-based test interpretation;…
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Computer Assisted Testing, Court Litigation, Data Analysis
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Herl, H. E.; O'Neil, H. F., Jr.; Chung, G. K. W. K.; Schacter, J. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1999
Presents results from two computer-based knowledge-mapping studies developed by the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST): in one, middle and high school students constructed group maps while collaborating over a network, and in the second, students constructed individual maps while searching the Web.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, High Schools, Middle Schools
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Sicoly, Fiore – Computers in Human Behavior, 1989
This comparison of two approaches to the development of computerized supports for decision making--expert systems and multivariate models--focuses on computerized systems that assist professionals with tasks related to diagnosis or classification in human services. Validation of both expert systems and statistical models is emphasized. (39…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Computer System Design, Decision Making
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Ford, B. Douglas – Computers in Human Behavior, 1993
Discusses ethical and professional issues in psychology regarding computer-assisted therapy (CAT). Topics addressed include an explanation of CAT; whether CAT is psychotherapy; software, including independent use, validation of effectiveness, and restricted access; clinician resistance; client acceptance; the impact on ethical standards; and a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Ethics
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Fang, K. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1998
Describes a study that established a measure and model for use in predicting and explaining electronic mail systems as an example of computer-mediated communication technologies usage and choice. The results indicated that all of the eight hypotheses showed significant correlation between criterion and predictor variates, supported by different…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Correlation, Electronic Mail, Hypothesis Testing