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Schechtman, Edna; Yitzhaki, Shlomo – International Journal of Testing, 2009
The huge technological improvement in data processing and the globalization have increased the demand for and the supply of indices that quantify the consequences of a policy. However, there are certain cases in which quantification may be misleading in the sense that it gives the impression of an accurate measurement while in reality it is not.…
Descriptors: Ability, Measurement, Classification, Students
Chandler, Theodore A.; Spies, Carl J. – 1993
The classifications of 11 attributions according to dimensions of locus, stability, controllability, predictability, and globality by participants in 7 countries (China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Spain, and the United States) were compared in a cross-cultural study. The attributions were: (1) bias; (2) help; (3) luck; (4) ability; (5)…
Descriptors: Ability, Adults, Attribution Theory, Bias