This paper briefly discusses the use of item sampling for student evaluation in a summative evaluation context. Its proposition is that item sampling is a means of achieving better and broader student evaluation because it leaves room for individualized evaluation. Item sampling can be implemented properly by associating it to the concept of item…

The Bullen Reading Attitude Measure (BRAM) is an instrument that was developed to serve as a diagnostic aid in assessing reading attitudes of elementary school children in grades one through six. The objectives of the test are to measure the subject's attitude toward reading at home or school, visiting the library, owning and buying books,…

In this paper it is argued that the problem of construct validation in the construction of instruments and indicators is an important problem for educational researchers and practitioners; moreover, it is claimed that the popular notion of operational definition is a misleading idea which has obscured the problem of construct validity in…

This document enables the would be evaluator to witness the evolution of an evaluation form through successive stages of development. Each stage of development is documented by examples and explanations. The subjects of the discussion are: participants' evaluation of inservice teacher workshops, observers' evaluation of participants at the…

The paper describes the task matrix procedure for determining the task content for work samples in entry-level occupations within a specified occupational group or industry. The procedure enables the work sample developer to systematically obtain and organize task information from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles in order to identify those…

The report describes the initial development of the Air Force Occupational Attitude Inventory. From a selective review of studies that ascribed to a multi-faceted approach, several categories or content areas were identified. An extensive item pool was prepared and reviewed by judges to provide information regarding item-category agreement, item…

This study investigates the underlying constructs of two instruments which purport to measure the locus of control of reinforcement variable. Instruments used were the IAR and the Career Development Responsibility Scale (CDR). Principal components analyses were computed separately for each instrument from the intercorrelation matrix of the items…

A written examination may discriminate against candidates if the reading difficulty level of the test is higher than the minimum educational level required for entry into the position for which the examination is used as a screening device. Tests used for examining applicants for positions in a large heterogeneous merit jurisdiction and in a city…

This paper brings together a variety of item-analysis techniques into a coherent system. The system is based on classical test theory, the theorems that can be derived from the equation, X = T + E. The system extends from techniques for analyzing parts of an item separately to techniques for relating items to total test score, to sub-scores, to…

Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring (CAM), a new evaluation method, systematically and comprehensively measures student achievement. The unique characteristics of this model are described in detail, as are those of two more familiar models, classroom testing, and curriculum program evaluation. The amount and quality of information available from…

This purpose of this paper was to evaluate the effectiveness of interest inventories in counseling female clients. A total of eight basic questions were considered, such as: (1) are interest inventories too dependent on particular criterion groups to be of much value in counseling? (2) what factors are associated with a change in measured…

Reported are the results of a study which investigated the possible utilization of item sampling techniques with Thurstone's Case V paired comparison method. The first objective involved the study of the scale and rank values of the stimuli and the frequency distribution of the responses. A paired comparison instrument consisting of mathematical…

The research on covariance structure analysis is reviewed, and various restrictions on the parameter matrices of the general model are delineated. Models employing two particular restrictions (where the matrix of weights is completely specified and is either scaled--by some unknown but estimable matrix of scaling weights--or unscaled) are…

Responses of Massachusetts groups of 200 male and 200 female delinquents to the items of the School Interest Inventory were contrasted with 200 male and 200 female nondelinquents. The same procedure was followed with an identical number of subjects in Rhode Island. Items which appeared significant at the .20 level in at least one subgroup of 100…

This paper describes a research program for adolescent boys. Means must be found to make school attractive to students who are close to terminating their education. In this regard, it is important to determine how the potential dropout and underachiever differ from their achieving classmates of equal ability and opportunity. Among these…