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Direct linkEliasson, Ann-Christin – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
Assessments used for both clinical practice and research should show evidence of validity and reliability for the target group of people. It is easy to agree with this statement, but it is not always easy to choose the right assessment for the right purpose. Recently there have been increasing numbers of studies which investigate further the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Gorard, Stephen – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2009
The author previously published a paper discussing how to conduct an analysis based on a cluster sample. In that paper, the author outlined several widely adopted alternative approaches, and pointed out that such approaches are anyway not needed for population figures, and not possible for non-probability samples. Thus, the author queried the…
Descriptors: Probability, Misconceptions, Reader Response, Research Methodology
Winkler, Karen J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Most professors have mixed feelings about participating on peer-review panels. It's an honor. It helps the discipline. It's a waste of time. It's biased. Michele Lamont wanted to know whether it works: specifically, whether, and how, professors identify excellence. So the multi-titled Harvard University scholar--professor of European studies,…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Humanities, College Faculty, Peer Evaluation
Lissitz, Robert W.; Samuelsen, Karen – Educational Researcher, 2007
This article presents the authors' response to the discussants of their article "A Suggested Change in Terminology and Emphasis Regarding Validity and Education" (this issue)--Susan E. Embretson, Joanna S. Gorin, Robert J. Mislevy, Pamela A. Moss, and Stephen G. Sireci. Their response is limited to a brief summarization of their position…
Descriptors: Validity, Reader Response, Construct Validity, Content Validity
Goerss, Jean; Amend, Edward R.; Webb, James T.; Webb, Nadia; Beljan, Paul – Roeper Review, 2006
The Hartnett, Nelson, and Rinn 2004 study indicates that diagnostic confusion between ADD/ADHD and giftedness exists, and that research on medication practices is warranted. Mika disagrees, saying that there is no empirical evidence of misdiagnosis of gifted children as having ADD/ADHD. We disagree with Mika's logic, and describe evidence that…
Descriptors: Evidence, Gifted, Reader Response, Diagnostic Tests
Hammersley, Martyn – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2007
This article addresses the perennial issue of the criteria by which qualitative research should be evaluated. At the present time, there is a sharp conflict between demands for explicit criteria, for example in order to serve systematic reviewing and evidence-based practice, and arguments on the part of some qualitative researchers that such…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Evaluation Criteria, Research Problems
