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Makransky, Guido; Glas, Cees A. W. – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2010
An accurately calibrated item bank is essential for a valid computerized adaptive test. However, in some settings, such as occupational testing, there is limited access to test takers for calibration. As a result of the limited access to possible test takers, collecting data to accurately calibrate an item bank in an occupational setting is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Simulation, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Kadhi, T.; Holley, D.; Beard, J. – Online Submission, 2011
The following report of descriptive statistics addresses the matriculating class of 2001-2007 according to their Law School Admission Council (LSAC) index. Generally, this report will offer information on the first time bar and ultimate performance on the Bar Exam of TMSL students. In addition, graduating GPA according to the LSAC index will also…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Law Schools, College Admission, Law Students
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Cheng, Kai-Ming – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2011
This is the first of six commentaries discussing Zongjie Wu's essay, "Interpretation, autonomy, and transformation". Wu's analyses of pedagogy have opened a new window for looking at the essence of education. The comparison of Confucius's pedagogy with contemporary teaching in China provides a striking contrast. However, perhaps it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Background, Asian Culture, Confucianism
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Bing, Mark N.; Stewart, Susan M.; Davison, H. Kristl – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2009
Handheld calculators have been used on the job for more than 30 years, yet the degree to which these devices can affect performance on employment tests of mathematical ability has not been thoroughly examined. This study used a within-subjects research design (N = 167) to investigate the effects of calculator use on test score reliability, test…
Descriptors: Calculators, Mathematics Tests, Occupational Tests, Test Reliability
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Novakovic, Nadezda – International Journal of Training Research, 2008
The Angoff method is a widely used procedure for setting pass scores in vocational examinations, in which the awarders estimate the performance of minimally competent candidates (MCCs) on each test item. Within the context of some UK vocational examinations, the procedure consists of two stages: after making the first round of estimates, awarders…
Descriptors: Standard Setting (Scoring), Discussion, Statistical Data, Occupational Tests
Mangan, Katherine – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
When New Hampshire's 13 newest lawyers were sworn in to the state bar in May, the ceremony took place a day before they actually graduated from law school. This speedy swearing-in as officers of the court was part of an unorthodox program at the state's only law school, Franklin Pierce Law Center. And while their classmates and thousands of other…
Descriptors: Judges, Legal Education (Professions), Law Students, Law Schools
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Michaelides, Marcos A.; Parpa, Koulla M.; Thompson, Jerald; Brown, Barry – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
The purpose of this project was to identify the relationships between various fitness parameters such as upper body muscular endurance, upper and lower body strength, flexibility, body composition and performance on an ability test (AT) that included simulated firefighting tasks. A second intent was to create a regression model that would predict…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Tests
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, 2015
This statewide Report Card to the Public is published in accordance with Alaska Statute 14.03.120 for the school year 2014-2015. Under state law, each school district also is required to report information about its performance. Public knowledge pertaining to the school system is an important part of Alaska's accountability system. This report is…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, School Districts, Academic Achievement
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Zhang, Li-fang – Educational Psychology, 2009
The primary objective of this study was to examine the predictive power of occupational stress for teaching approaches. Participants were 246 faculty members from a large university in Guangzhou in the People's Republic of China, who completed the Approaches to Teaching Inventory, four scales from the Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Coping, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Pesta, Bryan J.; Poznanski, Peter J. – Intelligence, 2008
The relationship between IQ scores and elementary cognitive task (ECT) performance is well established, with variance on each largely reflecting the general factor of intelligence, or g. Also ubiquitous are Black-White mean differences on IQ and measures of academic success, like grade point average (GPA). Given C. Spearman's (Spearman, C. (1927).…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Reaction Time, Grade Point Average, Occupational Tests
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Barilla, Anthony G.; Jackson, Robert E.; Mooney, J. Lowell – Journal of Education for Business, 2008
Business schools often attain accreditation to demonstrate program efficacy. J. A. Marts, J. D. Baker, and J. M. Garris (1988) hypothesized that candidates from Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB)-accredited accounting programs perform better on the CPA exam than do candidates from non-AACSB-accredited…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Accreditation (Institutions), Accounting, Performance Based Assessment
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Sackett, Paul R.; Borneman, Matthew J.; Connelly; Brian S. – American Psychologist, 2008
The authors review criticisms commonly leveled against cognitively loaded tests used for employment and higher education admissions decisions, with a focus on large-scale databases and meta-analytic evidence. They conclude that (a) tests of developed abilities are generally valid for their intended uses in predicting a wide variety of aspects of…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Higher Education, College Entrance Examinations, Occupational Tests
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, 2014
This statewide "Report Card to the Public" is published in accordance with Alaska Statute 14.03.120 for the school year 2013-2014. Under state law, each school district is required to report information about its performance. Public knowledge of the school system is an important part of Alaska's school accountability system. This report…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, School Districts, Academic Achievement
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, 2013
This "Report Card to the Public" is published in accordance with Alaska Statute 14.03.120 for the school year 2012-2013. Under state law, each school district is required to report information about its plans and performance to its community. This report includes a statewide summary of performance results. Public knowledge of the school…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, School Districts, Academic Achievement
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Schmidt, Frank L.; Hunter, John E. – Personnel Psychology, 1984
Empirically tests the prediction of the situational specificity hypothesis of personnel selection that states that if the situation is held constant, then validity findings will not vary. Results showed that variation in observed validities is due to statistical and measurement artifacts that are unrelated to situations and settings. (LLL)
Descriptors: Generalization, Occupational Tests, Personnel Selection, Test Validity
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