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Reid, Christine A.; Kolakowsky-Hayner, Stephanie A.; Lewis, Allen N.; Armstrong, Amy J. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2007
Item response theory (IRT) methodology is introduced as a tool for improving assessment instruments used with people who have disabilities. Need for this approach in rehabilitation is emphasized; differences between IRT and classical test theory are clarified. Concepts essential to understanding IRT are defined, necessary data assumptions are…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Methods, Item Response Theory, Aptitude Tests
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Robison, Floyd F.; And Others – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1989
Describes representative single-subject research designs and related statistical procedures for group counselors to study the effects of interventions in groups. Concludes that despite limitations, single-subject designs are useful for obtaining information about intervention effects with groups in direct service contexts that can be compared to…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Group Counseling, Groups, Intervention