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The Debate About Standardized Testing

students really learn ("Readers Poll," 2006). The exact statement provided for readers to rate was as follows: "Standardized testi...

Statistical Test; T-Test

task undertaken by two different samples the same sample undertaking the same test under different conditions, it may also be used...

High Stakes Testing

high-stakes testing and the states accountability systems for students with disabilities. The extensive investigation conducted b...

Music As Sedation for Children

was evaluated using the Beth Israel Medical Center flow sheet sedation scale (Loewy, et al, 2006). If, after 30 minutes, the patie...

Statistical Testing

The t-test gives as a score of 1.5691772 and the p-value (which is a probability value) is 0.074085. From this result there is a s...

The SBQ-R and its Validity

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the SBQ-R psychological test. Drawing upon a review of literature, the validity of ...

Psychological Tests and Their Uses

its various manifestations, as well as touch upon its appropriateness and reliability as a precise tool Before going into the maj...

Psychological Tests and When to Use Them

applications of these tests that can be disruptive or harmful to the individuals involved. This paper will explore the appropriate...

Psychological Testing - How to Acquire Information

Additionally, within the realm of books written on the topic of psychological tests, it is considered particularly rich, and to ha...

The Construction of Psychological Tests

test development is the factor analysis method. In this method, one identifies the "dimensions underlying a large number of observ...

Correlation, ANOVA, and T-Tests

is 24 hours. Hypothesis testing will be highly useful for performing this comparison. The first step of statistical hypothesis te...

Employee Assessment

this paper properly! 1. Types of Workplace Psychological Tests There are many different types of psychological tests that can b...

Psychological Tests - Their Validity and Usage

the MMPI uses this scale, an individuals responses are judged across five key dimensions that correspond to aspects of personality...

Take Charge, Take the Test, A CDC Campaign

This research paper describes and evaluates the CDC's "Take Charge, Take the Test," which is a campaign targeted at African Americ...

Research Design in Standardized Testing

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at standardized testing. Program evaluation is used to examine the efficacy of standar...

Psychometric Testing

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at psychometric testing. Testing concepts are examined through discussion questions. Pa...

Standardized Testing Criticisms

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at standardized testing. A favorable position is taken towards the use of such tests. P...

Correlations, ANOVA, and T-Tests

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at various statistical tests of significance. T-tests, ANOVA, and correlational statis...

Psychological Testing - The Legal and Ethical Dimensions

tested must absolutely be informed "about the nature and purpose of the assessment" and then give their consent to be assessed in ...

Paternity Testing - A Multidimensional Overview

a paternity test happening simply by blind chance is as low as .0001%. For this reason, paternity tests are considered scientifica...

Demonstrating Pearson r Test

set of statements, with answers ranging from highly inaccurate to highly accurate, With seven potential answers the responses can ...

Organizations and Psychological Testing

integration, without the hire producing much value in exchange. For this reason, organizations often use psychological testing dur...

Intelligence Tests and the Subjectivity of Results

intelligence is not a singular definable trait, but that intelligence as a whole can only be understood and measured in specific c...

Hypothesis Testing and its Applications

is "statistically significant" or likely to occur by chance. For example, even if treatment A outperforms treatment B in the major...

Drug Testing Pregnant Women Without Their Permission

University of South Carolina (MUSC), in cooperation with the city of Charleston, established a policy that enabled the city to pro...

Developing Psychological Assessments

insofar as Dr. Zak left the questionnaires at each residence and residents did or did not complete the form through their own voli...

Nonparametric Testing and ANOVA

that are certain to be useful in statistically assessing complex scenarios in which variance between more than two factors must be...

Personality Tests - Their Limited Value

tests in order to assess the potential compatibility of employees that they are considering hiring. However, there is little, if a...

Jack the Ripper and His Impact on History

mostly prostitutes - were savagely murdered and mutilated by an unknown assailant, but after November 1888, the slayings stopped a...

Mandatory HIV Testing for Pregnant Women

transmission of this disease (Chow, 2005, p. 38). In other words there is no disagreement over the positive benefits of HIV screen...