Psychometrics

Brennan Santaniello RH131 Dr. Carlson 9/18/15 “Insert Title Here” In the December 2014 issue of Education Digest, an Article was published by Frank DiMaria entitled “Rethinking the Admission Process”. In this article, DiMaria notes how GPA, SAT or ACT test scores have long been the central theme of the college admission process. DiMaria uses research done by Dr. Robert Sternberg, a cognitive psychologist and former president of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. Sternberg,…

1 KirtmanNPSY7103-2 NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Student: Nisaa Kirtman PSY7103 ACKERMAN RESEARCH METHODS 2 (Validity) Faculty Use Only Validity and Stereotype Threat This summary will examine any validity issues found in “stereotype threat” research. First, it is important to outline the foundations of stereotype threat and its implications. Stereotype threat has become one of the most widely…

Many if standardized tests are a bad or good thing to give students. The preparation itself is harmful towards the teachers and students. The teachers must have taught their students the appropriate curriculum for the standardized tests, in order for their students to prove they have the potential to pass these kinds of tests. “Teachers have such pressure to get their students ready for these exams that they neglect to teach students skills that go beyond the tests.”(Columbia…

At this time there is one withstanding problem in the United States educational system. Many public schools require tests that are redundant and bias. The real culprit is standardized testing. Standardized testing creates an unequal playing field for students. When seeking large sets of data concerning the intelligence of students there are three things that need to be considered. First the socio economic status of students, then the culture of the students and school district, and lastly the…

Without knowledge, an empire would fall. Educational is essential to improve a com-munity. However, education is not always uniform within different regions in the same country. Standardized education would ensure that knowledge is balanced throughout the country, but not necessarily challenging. A few steps are recommended in order to attain a national standard for education that guarantees a harmony between the curriculum and its apprentices. A uniform national test, student distribution, and…

During the 2012 - 2013 school year, an estimated 9.2 percent of students enrolled in the United States were in ELL programs (NCES, 2015). During the same school year, there were over 19,000 English-Language learning students in the state of Hawaii’s school system, a 50% increase from a decade prior (Colorin Colorado 2015). Hawaii, a member of WIDA (World Class Instructional Design And Assessment) along with several others states with large ELL populations, possesses a variety of ways to assess…

Attending college or university has become more valuable now than it ever has. How does one get started? Where is the money going to come from? How does one decide which school is the best match? These are questions that go through the minds of every high school student. Test scores should not be the primary indicator for college preparedness (High Stakes Testing). Test scores are a decent indication of a student’s knowledge about a certain subject, but much is left out. 1.) Some students do…

Anxiety is a cognitive state characterized by physiological and mental arousal evoked by the anticipation of a potential threat that may never occur. While anxiety is a normal, predictable, and adaptive part of human life, excessive anxiety can negatively impact emotion and performance. When that negative impact results in functional deficits or emotional distress, excessive anxiety may be labeled a psychiatric disorder (Gross & Hen, 2004). Anxiety disorders are among the most common…

ASQ-3 ASQ-3 is a set of questionnaires about children’s development. It has been used for more than 20 years to make sure children are developing well. The ASQ was developed with the recognition and need for parents and family members to become genuinely involved in the assessment, intervention, and evaluation activities surrounding their infants and young children who were at risk or had disabilities. The ASQ derived from studies that led to the development of a monitoring system for infants…

Testing qualitative research validity and reliability is a fairly new phenomenon; it was thought that analyzing the findings was not needed because this particular type of research deals with real-time (interviews or observations). However, it was discovered that researchers showed some form of bias in their studies. The belief is that the studies were bias because most researchers are looking for some form of funding. Therefore, many are now finding themselves having to prove their…