The Test of Practical Knowledge seeks to measure students' skills to handle everyday life situations by assessing three domains: personal knowledge, social knowledge, and occupational knowledge. This paper describes the administration of the test to students in grades 8 to 12, the summation of data, interpretation of scores, standardization,…

Investigated construct validity of Behavior Intervention Rating Scale (BIRS) to develop instrument to measure teachers' perceptions of treatment acceptability and perceived effectiveness of classroom interventions. Oblique factor analysis revealed three factors (Acceptability, Effectiveness, Time of Effect). Correlational analysis demonstrated…

Focuses on the development of a reliable and valid scale for measuring the related constructs of relational ethics as described in contextual family therapy. Presents the five-stage procedure used in developing the Relational Ethics Scale and the final version of the instrument. Provides data supporting the validity and reliability of the scale.…

Qualities of strong families of children with disabilities are described, and assessment tools for measuring these strengths are reviewed. Empirical evidence for the reliability and validity of the Family Functioning Style Scale (FFSS) is presented, along with discussion of psychometric aspects of the test. Guidelines for FFSS use in interventions…

Ten African-American children, aged five to six, who speak Black English Vernacular were administered three standard English articulation tests. Results showed that a failure to take the issue of dialect variation into account substantially increased the likelihood of misdiagnosing normally speaking African-American children as having articulation…

This study examined psychometric properties and usefulness of the Evaluation and Programming System: Assessment Level I (EPS-I) by analyzing validity, reliability, and utility data from 335 nonhandicapped, at-risk, and handicapped infants and young children. Outcomes portrayed EPS-I as a valid, reliable, and helpful instrument for developing and…

Developed two parallel short forms of Crandall Social Desirability Test for Children (CSDTC) and validated forms using factor analytical instrument reduction techniques on data from two samples of sixth and eighth graders (N1=356; N2=181). Concluded that short forms should be of use to those researching sensitive and/or controversial topics such…

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)

The hypothesis derived from self-verification theory that semester grade point average would be positively related to perceived validity of grade scores among high self-esteem undergraduates and inversely related for low self-esteem students was not supported in a study with 281 undergraduates. (SLD)

The five chapters of this report provide resources that deal with the validity, generalizability, comparability, performance standards, and fairness, equity, and bias of performance assessments. The book is written for experienced educational measurement practitioners, although an extensive familiarity with performance assessment is not required.…

Describes the development of the Career Success Expectations Scale and its application to two different significant career transitions. Two samples (161 managers and 103 managers obtaining a graduate degree) were used in exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and the three-factor structure from the exploratory analysis was confirmed with…

Considers the relevance of cognitive learning theory to instructional design for effective learning. Highlights include the organization of knowledge; systems approach; cognitive process learning; schema theory; and components of a model for instructional design, including pretesting, motivational considerations, media selection, and validation.…

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…

Focuses on the significant connection between logic and information retrieval. Introduces the formalisms used in logical models for information retrieval, shows the use of logic to build the models, and presents a brief overview of some of the current logical models in information retrieval. (Author/AEF)

Provides background information on how curriculum-based measurement (CBM) was developed, how CBM integrates traditional and classroom-based observational approaches to assessment, and how CBM has been used. Describes an alternative framework for incorporating CBM into an identification process that focuses on treatment validity and student growth.…