Exploratory factor analysis of data from 2,309 cooperative education students tested a measure of co-op outcomes. Three factors were identified: work skills development, career development, and academic functions. The Predicting Learner Advancement through Cooperative Education Scale appeared to have good psychometric properties. (Contains 27…

This article reports the results of two studies designed to test and revise the Multicultural Counseling Awareness Scale. Collective results support the 2-factor extraction (Knowledge and Awareness) as the best fit model and provide initial indices of validity and internal consistency reliability for the newly titled Multicultural Counseling…

Presented is a detailed description of two true score confidence interval approaches, their use, interpretation, and a philosophical conflict that arises in many applied instances. (Contains 27 references.) (Author)

Studied the effects of items, passages, contents, themes, and types of passages on the reliability and standard errors of measurement for complex reading comprehension tests using seven different generalizability theory models. Results suggest that passages and themes should be taken into account when evaluating the reliability of test scores for…

Examined the ability of the Learning Disabilities Diagnostic Inventory (LDDI) to differentiate between postsecondary populations with and without learning disabilities. Found that the LDDI is a reliable method for identifying the possibility of a learning disability in postsecondary students. (EV)

Shortcomings in the measurement of cultural competence of health care and social service providers include the following: (1) failure to define individual and organizational cultural competence; (2) failure to include client/patient perspectives in design; and (3) failure to test reliability, validity, and psychometric properties of instruments.…

Examined the validity of a telephone-assessed measure of cognitive ability in a sample of 52 6- to 8-year-old children. The telephone test, which contained verbal and performance-based measures, appears to be a feasible approach, with correlation after range restriction of r=0.72. (SLD)

Assessed reliability, construct, and discriminant validity of Bartholemew's four-category model of attachment in a clinical sample of adolescents. Found that Family Attachment Interview codings of attachment representations were reliable, with possible limitations of categorical assignments. Attachment representations were not associated with…

Assesses the inter-rater reliability of two environmental scanning tools designed to identify alcohol-related advertisements targeting college students. Inter-rater reliability for these forms varied across different rating categories and ranged from poor to excellent. Suggestions for future research are addressed. (Contains 26 references and 6…

This commentary to EC 232 373 and EC 232 374 challenges the use of a speaker-based definition of stuttering and argues that use of the definition may only relocate the judgment reliability problem and raise as many validity problems as a listener-based definition of stuttering does. (JDD)

The study evaluated a distinctive feature scoring technique for List 1 of the California Consonant Test for the purpose of improving test reliability in this test used to identify errors in speech recognition made by adult listeners (N=50) with high frequency sensorineural hearing loss. (DB)

Eight cloze passages were analyzed for the text quantity required to cue closure and the linguistic category of the deleted word. The results indicate that standard fixed-ratio cloze procedures are not erratic in their selection of item types and are generally consistent in the ways they measure language knowledge and comprehension. (36…

Notes that the third edition of the Burns/Roe Informal Reading Inventory takes less time to administer. Reports an absence of data on the inventory's reliability. Concludes that if used to study, evaluate, or diagnose reading behaviors, the Burns and Roe IRI could be a popular and valuable tool. (RS)

The study investigated (1) the reliability of children's (N=10 in grades 1, 3, and 5) judgments of vocal roughness, (2) normal-abnormal cut-off values for these judgments, and (3) children's ratings versus adult clinician ratings of the same samples. Results indicated child judgments commensurate with that of clinicians. (Author/DB)

Explains Subkoviak's method for estimating alternate-form reliability from one administration of a criterion-referenced test and describes computer program that handles tests for large number of examinees and allows application of Subkoviak's technique. Concludes that program is superior to other methods since user can directly check…