Selecting Technically Adequate Tests
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| Title: | Selecting Technically Adequate Tests |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Susan K. Johnsen (ORCID |
| Source: | Gifted Child Today. 2024 47(2):142-145. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Intended Audience: | Teachers |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Guides - Classroom - Teacher |
| Descriptors: | Test Selection, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Test Norms, Scoring, Testing, Test Format, Talent Identification, Student Evaluation |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10762175231222308 |
| ISSN: | 1076-2175 2162-951X |
| Abstract: | The author provides a checklist for educators who are selecting technically adequate tests for identifying and referring students for gifted education services and programs. The checklist includes questions related to how the test was normed, reliability and validity studies as well as questions related to types of scores, administration, and format. The author concludes that selecting technically adequate tests is a critical step in developing an identification procedure that will be inclusive, reliable, and valid for finding students who will benefit from the school's gifted education services and programs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1417376 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | The author provides a checklist for educators who are selecting technically adequate tests for identifying and referring students for gifted education services and programs. The checklist includes questions related to how the test was normed, reliability and validity studies as well as questions related to types of scores, administration, and format. The author concludes that selecting technically adequate tests is a critical step in developing an identification procedure that will be inclusive, reliable, and valid for finding students who will benefit from the school's gifted education services and programs. |
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| ISSN: | 1076-2175 2162-951X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10762175231222308 |
