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Grosse, Martin E. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1986
Scores based on the number of correct answers were compared with scores based on dangerous responses to items in the same multiple choice test developed by American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Results showed construct validity for both sets of scores. However, both scores were redundant when evaluated by correlation coefficient. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Certification, Construct Validity, Correlation, Foreign Countries
Barrett, Linda; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Raine, Kim; Anderson, Donna – Health Education & Behavior, 2005
This study describes the development and psychometric evaluation of four scales measuring leadership for health promotion at an organizational level in the baseline survey (n = 144) of the Alberta Heart Health Project. Content validity was established through a series of focus groups and expert opinion appraisals, pilot testing of a draft based on…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Focus Groups, Content Validity, Construct Validity

Byrne, Barbara M.; Goffin, Richard D. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1993
Extent to which findings derived from 4 approaches to multimethod multitrait analyses (MTMM) were consistent in providing estimates of construct validity related to measurement of 4 dimensions of perceived competence across 4 maximally dissimilar rating methods was determined using sample of 158 eleventh graders in Canada. Four MTMM approaches…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Construct Validity, English, Estimation (Mathematics)

Mellow, J. Dean; And Others – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Argues that the study of second-language acquisition theory can be enhanced through time-series research designs. Within the context of investigating the effects of second-language instruction, four main reasons for using T-S design are identified. (95 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Language, Construct Validity, Foreign Countries
Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Anderson, Donna; Raine, Kim; Cook, Kay; Barrett, Linda; Prodaniuk, Tricia R. – Health Education Journal, 2005
Objective: The purpose of this study was to validate measures of individual and organisational infrastructure for health promotion within Alberta's (Canada) 17 Regional Health Authorities (RHAs). Design: A series of phases were conducted to develop individual and organisational scales to measure health promotion infrastructure. Instruments were…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Focus Groups, Health Personnel, Public Health
Randhawa, Bikkar S.; Randhawa, Jason S. – 1989
The present study, using a sample of 1,491 grade 10 students from a mid-western province in Canada, examined the validity evidence on the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills. Factor analysis of the 34 micro-skills (content by skill/process classification of items) of the four tests indicated that the Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, and Using…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Cognitive Tests, Construct Validity
Des Marchais, Jacques E.; And Others – 1989
The design and evaluation of a rating scale for program evaluation in problem-based medical curricula are described. The design process was guided by a theory of how students learn in problem-based learning as modeled by W. H. Gijselaers and H. G. Schmidt (1988). The rating scale was used in an evaluation of a new problem-based, community-oriented…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Curriculum Evaluation, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
Norris, Stephen P.; Leighton, Jacqueline P.; Phillips, Linda M. – Theory and Research in Education, 2004
Many significant changes in perspective have to take place before efforts to learn the content and capabilities of children's minds can hold much sway in educational testing. The language of testing, especially of high stakes testing, remains firmly in the realm of "behaviors", "performance" and "competency" defined…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Test Construction, Test Items, Educational Testing