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J. Dylan Burton – Language Testing, 2024
Nonverbal behavior can impact language proficiency scores in speaking tests, but there is little empirical information of the size or consistency of its effects or whether language proficiency may be a moderating variable. In this study, 100 novice raters watched and scored 30 recordings of test takers taking an international, high stakes…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Ability, Language Fluency, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
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Loe, Scott A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Protocols from 108 administrations of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales were evaluated to determine the frequency of examiner errors and their impact on the accuracy of three test composite scores, the Composite Ability Index (CIX), Verbal Ability Index (VIX), and Nonverbal Ability Index (NIX). Students committed at least one…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Testing, Examiners, Incidence
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Pinto, Maria Antonietta; Iliceto, Paolo; Melogno, Sergio – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2012
The article presents a study on metalinguistic, cognitive and metacognitive abilities in university students. A sample of 353 students was recruited; 178 of which from scientific and 175 from humanistic Faculties, with gender balance (M = 178; F = 175) whose age range was between 20 and 25 years old. They were administered a metalinguistic ability…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Metalinguistics, Measures (Individuals), Metacognition
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Krach, S. Kathleen; Loe, Scott A.; Jones, W. Paul; Farrally, Autumn – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2009
Validity studies with the Reynolds Intellectual Ability scales (RIAS) indicated that RIAS composite intelligence index (CIX) and verbal intelligence index (VIX) scores have moderate-to-high correlation with comparable scores on other instruments. The authors of the RIAS described the VIX scale as a measure of crystallized ability and the nonverbal…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Intelligence Tests, Scores, Correlation
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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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Lassiter, Kerry S.; Matthews, T. Darin; Feeback, Greg – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
The present investigation examined the validity of the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (CTONI) with the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ-III COG) by administering these instruments in counterbalanced order to 60 college students. Results indicated that the mean CTONI NIQ score was not significantly different from…
Descriptors: College Students, Cognitive Ability, Verbal Ability, Nonverbal Ability