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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"test reliability"”.
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The Effects of Item Grouping on Test Reliability
Optimal ordering of items on a multidimensional test has been the focus of several studies. In all but one study, previous research centered on measures of personality or opinion. The current study examines item grouping effects for a cognitive ability test. Two forms of a cognitive ability test …
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The Parenting Styles Self-Test: Reliability and construct validity.
… interview, it would be beneficial if the self-test could be used in research rather than the lengthy structured interview. The current research evaluated the internal consistency, the test-retest reliability, and the construct validity of this new measure. Participants were also asked for their …
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Test Re-Test Reliability of Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation in Healthy Adults
… the aim of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability and day-to-day variability in measurements of FMD in 14 healthy young adults. Methods: FMD was analyzed on three different occasions within a 21 day period for each subject after a ≥ 8 hour overnight fast. Ultrasound derived …
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Test-Re-test Reliability of Sahrmann Lower Abdominal Core Stability Test for DII Baseball Athletes
… and can decrease injury rates. There are several tests represented in the literature to measure core stability, but none have been advocated to use for baseball. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of the Sahrmann lower abdominal core stability in baseball. …
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Test re-test reliability of the Boston Naming Test and the Visual Naming Test on normal subjects with a comparison to subjects with complex partial seizure disorder.
… naming or anomia. The Boston Naming Test (BNT) and the Visual Naming Test (VNT) are both standardized measures of naming ability. Serving as a neurologically intact group, thirty adult volunteers from the Windsor area were administered the BNT, VNT and the Controlled Oral Word …
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The Corbett Pain Scale: A Multidimensional Pain Scale for Adult Intensive Care Patients
… criterion validity, construct validity, test re-test reliability and internal consistency. Thirteen male and seven female patients (n=20) were enrolled and underwent a maximum of five pain assessments each. The mean total scores of the CPS (.740, SD+1.03) and the NRS (.000, SD+1.00) were …
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An evaluation of a post-entry test: An item analysis using Classical Test Theory (CTT)
<p>This study is an analysis of test reliability of two screening tasks (C-test and cloze-elide) in the Assessment of College English-International test (ACE-In), a post-entry test developed at Purdue University. The study uses Classical Test Theory (CTT) to assess the reliability of these test …
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Dynamic contrast sensitivity: methods and measurements
… 20.5 cycles per degree. At each of two different testing sessions, the contrast sensitivities of 60 undergraduate psychology majors were measured at a static, 25 deg/sec, and 50 deg/sec target movement condition. The results indicate that as target velocity was increased, contrast sensitivity …
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An instrument to investigate consumer demand, use and care of flame resistant treated textile items
… use of flame resistant treated textile items; 2. test reliability of total instrument; 3. conduct a pilot study investigating factors influencing consumer demand for these textile items and practices relative to their use and care. Average reliability score of all items was 87.4 percent when …
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Sex and ethnic differences in aptitude indicator measurement models/
… with differential error. The validity and reliability of six aptitude tests administered to high school seniors in the High School and Beyond (HSB) national longitudinal study were investigated for white, black and Mexican-American males and females. The tests were found to be valid …
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The development of the Leeds alliance in supervision scale (LASS): A brief sessional measure of the supervisory alliance
… the LASS had acceptable internal consistency and test re-test reliability, but provided evidence that the LASS was sensitive to change. The results of the analysis investigating concurrent and convergent validity indicated that the LASS is a valid measure of the supervisory alliance. Conclusions: …
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The measurement properties of the inventory of reading occupations: An assessment tool of children's reading occupations
… of reading participation, indicating strong test reliability. The qualitative clinical and classroom utility study of the IRO included a survey of 38 parents, occupational therapy practitioners, speech-language pathologists and classroom teachers and interviews of 20 children who completed …
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Development and Validation of the Social Justice Involvement Scale (SJIS)
… and feedback from a panel of experts. The reliability and validity of the SJIS were examined with a sample of 47 African American student participants. These University of Cincinnati students also completed an Organizational Activity Questionnaire, the Empowerment Scale (Rogers et al., …
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Developing a theory of the emotional impact of auditory hallucinations: an exploratory study
… of thirty participants with psychoses. After testing the reliability of their interview, data is then compared to that of the Chadwick and Birchwood (1994) sample. In addition, the research aimed to develop the cognitive model of the emotional impact of voices by examining further possible …
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THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONTENT VALIDATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL THINKING INVENTORY (OSCTI)
… by the individual members of the focus group. To test reliability, the OSCTI was administered on a sample of forty-three (n=43) participants from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education via an electronic survey. The Chronbach Alpha method was used to estimate the proportion of variance and a …
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The Relationship Between a Dimensional Ratings of Perceived Exertion Scale and Heart Rate in Young Children
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of a dimensional rating of perceived exertion scale (D-RPE) for young children while exercising. Sixteen boys and girls (ages 6-8 years) peiformed two incremental walking tests on a motorized treadmill. Each subject walked at 3.2 miles …
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Neuropsychological assessment of Zulu-speaking school children : some normative data
… the Bender Gestalt and the Draw-a-Bicycle tests in South Africa by evaluating the applicability of the existing norms (Koppitz, 1975; Kolb & Whishaw, 1985) and by exploring the variables age, sex, educational level, and geographical area as they affect test performances in Zulu-speaking …
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Factors affecting neuropsychological assessment in a group of South Asian older adults
… adults. However, existing neuropsychological tests may not be suitable for minority populations. This thesis aimed to address this issue by recruiting cognitively-healthy South Asian older adults and assessing cognitive function in this group. Results showed that typically used assessments, …
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An examination of computer anxiety related to achievement on paper-and-pencil and computer-based aircraft maintenance knowledge testing of United States Air Force technical training students.
… anxiety have an effect on computer-based testing of United States Air Force technical training students. The first chapter presents an overview of computer-based testing, defines key terms, and identifies questions addressed in the research. The rationale for conducting this study was that …
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Individual differences in stress reactivity: implications for adolescent athletes’ performance and well-being.
… stress reactivity in adolescent athletes, testing model fit, internal consistency, criterion validity, and test re-test reliability. 243 adolescent athletes completed the adapted scale, plus measures of the Big 5 personality traits, perceived stress, and life satisfaction. The Perceived …
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