The merits of generalizability theory in the formulation of construct definitions and in the determination of reliability estimates are discussed. The broadened conceptualization of reliability brought about by Cronbach's generalizability theory is reviewed. Career Maturity Inventory data from a sample of 60 ninth grade students is used to…

A combination of physical fitness tests designed to be administered to a wide spectrum of the population, male and female, children and adults, is described. Three tests are included in this battery--motor fitness, physical fitness, and sports fitness. The philosophy behind this test structure is that motor fitness tests only measure and indicate…

Four recent indices emphasizing the interrelationships of score distribution shape, modality, mean, and variance were investigated to determine the reliability of mastery tests. Attention was focused on the values of the indices when the cutoff score was near to or far from the modes of distribution. Five types of score distributions were…

Seventeen statistics for measuring the reliability of criterion-referenced tests were critically reviewed. The review was organized into two sections: (1) a discussion of preliminary considerations to provide a foundation for choosing the appropriate category of "reliability" (threshold loss function, squared-error loss-function, or…

A procedure for estimating reliability in a factor analytic context, when reliability of the extracted factors is not an emphasis, is identified. The procedure is an extension of Dressel's work and might be applied in attitude measurement. It assesses how homogeneous the weighted original item responses are, when they are scored for pattern…

THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH WAS TO OBSERVE THE CONSISTENCY OF INTRA-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY FROM ONE TASK TO ANOTHER, TO DETERMINE THE RELIABILITY OF OBSERVATIONS OF INTRA-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY, AND TO OBSERVE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE ACCURACY OF PREDICTION VARIED WITH THE CONSISTENCY OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S BEHAVIOR. MALE ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT THE…

Observations during research involving the Bruce Treadmill Test (BTMT) indicating that Stage III for females and Stage IV for males represented speeds which are intermediate between comfortable walking and confortable jogging for many subjects, prompted this study to determine ways to obtain more consistent group results. Twenty-eight subjects…

The Starkweather Social Conformity Test is a research instrument designed to measure conforming and nonconforming behavior by providing the young child with opportunities to make choices in a situation in which he can follow a model or respond freely according to his own preferences. The test discriminates between compulsive conformists or…

As part of the instrumentation to assess the effectiveness of the Schools Without Failure (SWF) program in 10 elementary schools in the New Castle, Pa. School District, the Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment Attitude Toward School instrument was administered in grades 4-6. With over 20,000 grade 5 pupils, this instrument had shown a…

As part of the instrumentation to assess the effectiveness of the Schools Without Failure (SWF) program in 10 elementary schools in the New Castle, Pa. School District, this 30-item School Attitude Scale was developed to measure children's attitudes toward school in grades 4-6. A verbal response form was used. This form showed a reliability of .91…

As part of the instrumentation to assess the effectiveness of the Schools Without Failure (SEF) program in 10 elementary schools in the New Castle, Pa. School District, the Satisfaction with Teaching Questionnaire was used. In a study by its developers this scale discriminated between students choosing to be teachers and those choosing other…

As part of the instrumentation to assess the effectiveness of the Schools Without Failure (SWF) program in 10 elementary schools in the New Castle, Pa. School District, the Philosophy of Glasser Questionnaire was developed. This 15-item scale measuring attitudes toward the philosophy of William Glasser had a coefficient alpha reliability of .77…

This study described the initial development of a Committee Role Rating Scale (CRRS) and a Conference Role Semantic Differential (CRSD) as measures of these specific roles common to administrators at all educational levels. Although the CRRS showed general construct validity, the small amount of common variance accounted for by the factors and the…

The Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) has been used in the selection of Navy ROTC scholarship applicants and a scale was developed to identify potential career effectiveness. Consequently, it was necessary to assess the possibility of faking. An earlier study indicated that when under instructions to do so, individuals can increase their…

To compare the means, reliability coefficients, and concurrent validity coefficients for four tests, two with and two without optional items; and to determine if pupils could select items that would improve their scores, 210 seventh grade pupils were first administered the seventh grade spelling subtest of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. They were…