...What would make a personality test reliable and valid? In this week personiality is the main focuas. It is amazing how much information a person can learn just from reading into peoples emotional, mental, and social characteristics. The purpose here is to help others understand what personality is, the key features that define, the key concepts. The information gathered will tell if personality features consistent, and what will make a personality test reliable and valid. Personality Aftering intence research personiality is the charther apperance that is seen by outside indivuals. Personiality is also seen as the characteristics impression that is given to another person about an indiviual. However, Shantell has never taken a personality test, however once reading what seems to produce a prsons personality, one can say that personality is the way aperson acts and thinks. It is a portric of what some one says and feel within. Key Features There are many key features that can define a person, but the main ones that define Shantell are her spiritual dimension,which is better known as reglion. Her height, culture, mastery, the consistency of her behavior, and her interaction between people in mulitible environments are som key features. If Shantell was to take a personality test she believes the test will measure her strenthes and weekness when dealing with different situations such as emergies, and business deals, and daily activites. she believes the test...
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...Intelligence Definition and Measurement Psychology 525: Measurements and Statistics Tonya Oliver February 7, 2010 Dr. Alexis Hernandez In this critique I will attempt to examine the major definitions for the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Terra Nova Achievement Test, Shipley-2 Intelligence Test and the Wiig Assessment of Basic Concepts. I will also attempt to explain which theory of intelligence test best fit these instruments that have been selected, as well as explaining how the definitions and measures are related. Each instrument selected will be evaluated on reliability, validity, normative procedures and biases if any. I will also compare and contrast each instrument on the goals of the test as well as in similarities that may be evident, how the test are administered, the used and the purposes for administering the test mentioned. I will carefully endeavor to explore any ethical considerations related to each of the instruments selected in this paper. The Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, created by David Wechsler, is a diagnostic achievement test that evaluates the academic success of children and adults ages 4 through to 85. The test is designed to evaluate of a wide range of academics skills or a specific area of need. The WIAT-III is a revision of the WIAT-II, which was done to make the test more comprehensive, and to make it...
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...Running head: ACCURACY OF DATA INPUT Accuracy of data input Intro Printed questionnaires Since we are working with a document that was created digitially, then printed on paper making it analog, the trick will be finding a method that easily converts the questionnaire's answers back to digital. Options are limited, since we would be relying on the individual's handwritten marks. The ability to scan test using scantrons has been around for a while, and has proven to be an efficient and effective way to quickly grade test. However, scantrones, or OMRs, rely on the testee to fill in bubbles using only #2 pencils. For the purposes of our questionaire, this would work, but #2 pencils would have to be supplied with the questionaire. A better method would be using OCR technology that scans and recongnizes the document based on light properties. With this method, the questionaires could be filled out using any analog input device, pencils or pens. Telephone survey Telephone surveys used to be conducted primarily by a pool of telemarketers that would use terminals to input the user's responses to questions. However, automated voice technology has enable a greater number of calls to go out that ask the user questions based on prerecorded questions. Because of this method, automated survey's rely on user input from touchtone key input, or automated voice response. Automated voice response systems has improved, but they rely on the background noice from the user’s side to be quite...
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...VARIANCE) * 2. Factors that contribute to inconsistency – these include the characteristics of the individual, test, or situation which have nothing to do with the attribute being measured but affects the scores (ERROR VARIANCE) EQUATION: * X = T + e * Where: * X is the obtained score * T is the true score * e is the errors of measurement * Errors in measurement –represent discrepancies b/n obtained scores and the corresponding true scores (E=X – T) SOURCES OF MEASUREMENT ERROR (ERROR VARIANCES) * Item Selection(Intrinsic Error Variance) * Found in the instrument itself * Test items may not be equally fair to all persons * There maybe intrinsic elements of chance within the score of the testee * By accident, he/she knew items by chance or he/she does not know the items * 2. Extrinsic Error Variances (Internal or External) A. Test Administration * Physical structure of the room * Motivation of the examinees * Style of the examiner B. Test Scoring MEASUREMENT...
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...This item was submitted to Loughborough’s Institutional Repository (https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/) by the author and is made available under the following Creative Commons Licence conditions. For the full text of this licence, please go to: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ COMPUTER ASSISTED TESTING OF SPOKEN ENGLISH: A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SFLEP COLLEGE ENGLISH ORAL TEST IN CHINA Xin Yu and John Lowe Computer Assisted Testing of Spoken English: A Study to Evaluate the SFLEP College English Oral Test in China Xin Yu and John Lowe University of Bath Introduction ‘If you want to encourage oral ability, then test oral ability’ (Hughes, 1989:44) Since its opening up to the outside world in the 1980s and the introduction of economic reforms that have involved engagement with the global economy and wider community, the Chinese government has become determined to promote the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language among its citizens. In particular, it has mandated the study of English for all college and university students and has made the passing of the College English Test (CET) at Band 4 level a requirement for obtaining a degree. With some ten million candidates annually (and rising) CET Band 4 has become the world’s largest language test administered nationwide (Jin and Yang, 2006). In a deliberate attempt to harness the backwash effect of examinations on teaching and learning, the Ministry of Education has insisted that all college...
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...Programs. Introduction The differential scholastic achievement of freshmen students in the Philippines has been and is still a source of concern and research interest to educators, government and parents. This is so because of the great importance that education has on the national development of the country. All over the country, there is a consensus of opinion about the fallen standard of education in the Philippines. Parents and governments are in total agreement that their huge investment on education is not yielding the desired dividend. Teachers also complain of students’ low performance at both internal and external examination. Poor academic performance according to Aremu (2000) is a performance that is adjudged by the examinee/testee and some other significant as falling below an expected standard. The interpretation of this expected or desired standard is better appreciated from the perpetual cognitive ability of the evaluator of the performance. The evaluator or assessor can therefore give different interpretations depending on some factors. Bakare (1994) described poor academic performance as any performance that falls below a desired standard. The criteria of excellence can be from 40 to 100 depending on the subjective yardstick of the evaluator or assessor. For example, a 70% performance of senior secondary 3; students in junior secondary English language examination is by all standard a very good performance. The concept of poor academic performance is very relative...
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...University of Phoenix Material Personality Reflection Using the textbook, the University Library, the Internet, and/or other resources, answer the following questions. Your responses to each question will vary but overall should be 700- to 1,050-words in length. 1. How would you define personality? * The Free Dictionary by Farlex (2012) defines personality the characteristic, relatively stable, and predictable way a person thinks, feels, and behaves, including conscious attitudes, values, and styles, and also unconscious conflicts and defense mechanisms (para. 1). An individual’s characteristics is what makes them socially appealing or not appealing. The individual’s pattern of collective character, behavioral, temperamental, emotional, and mental traits is the key to social appeal. These characteristics are an ongoing interaction throughout life. A person’s personality is their role in life. Personality is the means of adapting to a particular environment and its culture, ethnic, national, and provincial standards (The Free Dictionary, 2012). * * * 2. What are some key personality features that define you? I am somewhat less outgoing than the average female. I like conversation, interaction, and the company of others, but taking time for me is equally important. I am very reactive to my moods and feelings when it comes to my emotions. I do like to express about my feelings. This is a stress reliever. I can be very straight forward with...
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...1 Approche Agent Mobile pour la réparation de charge dans les réseaux hétérogènes L. SAOUDI Résumé — Notre travail consiste à coupler l’approche agents mobiles au système de répartition de charge sur un réseau de stations de travail dynamique et hétérogène. La plate forme de répartition de charge conçue est semicentralisée : la collecte d’information est centralisée tandis que la redistribution de charge est distribuée, cette stratégie nous a permit de gagner l’autonomie de décision d’équilibrage et le temps de collecte d’information avec un réseau moins chargé. Pour assurer l’équité de répartition de charge sur une plate forme hétérogène, nous avons ajusté un algorithme d’estimation de charge, afin de trouver des charges comparables sur des plates formes hétérogènes. Notre plate forme se compose de quatre agents : Agent de collecte d’information : responsable de collecte d’information de charge de toutes les stations du réseau. Agent d’état: responsable du contrôle local de la charge d'une station. Agent d’équilibrage : responsable de la redistribution de charge. Agent de découverte : il inspecte et cherche à découvrir l’état réel du système. Un prototype de plate forme est implémentée sous la plate forme d’agents mobiles AGLET, qui va exploiter la machine virtuelle Java JikesRVM pour supporter la mobilité forte, et expérimenté par une application académique de multiplication parallèle de matrices de grand volume. Mots Clés—agent mobile, calcul distribué, Estimation...
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...Ch08.qxd 10/28/04 2:54 PM Page 181 Psychological measurements: their uses and misuses 8 ‘Measure all that can be measured and render measurable all that defies measurement.’ Galileo Galilei ‘Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.’ Albert Einstein The words ‘test’ and ‘measurement’, as used in psychology, are misleading because of the implied similarity to scientific measurements and medical tests. Conventional psychological testing is quite different from scientific measurements in natural sciences. What is accomplished by the application of psychological measurement is an estimation of a psychological construct. Psychological tests and measurements of personality, intelligence, attitude and motivation are fundamentally different from quantitative measurements in physical sciences such as height, weight and blood urea. Paul Kline, one of the foremost exponents of psychometric theory clarifies the issue as follows: ‘There are no units of [psychological] measurement and no true zeros. Whatever psychological measurement is, it is not scientific measurement as defined in natural sciences ... If we consider what is meant by intelligence or extraversion, just for example, it is by no means clear what units of measurement might be used or what the true zero may mean. This problem applies to the majority of psychological concepts and variables’ (Kline, 2000). Besides, it is often mistakenly believed...
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...Marketing research develops an understanding of the target demographic and aids in the success of a product or service. Consumer perception is arguably the most essential factor in the sale of a product. The consumer chooses their purchase based on a combination of observations that have developed into their opinion of a product. By manipulating the consumer perception through advertising and other marketing techniques, the product can increase market share. Our experiment measures the effects marketing and taste on brand preference and perception of our subjects in regards to various brands of pure milk chocolate. Chocolate has become a staple in the childhood of young Americans. For as long as children can choose what they eat, chocolates and sweets have been the favorable options. Therefore, brand preferences have been chosen years ago and brand loyalty has been established at an early age. We have put this brand loyalty to the test by offering a blind chocolate-tasting experiment. By conducting this blind taste-test, our subjects will choose their favorite chocolates based purely on taste, eliminating the marketer-driven factors such as advertising and brand value. The subjects will have no knowledge of which chocolate they’re taste, resulting in an even playing field for the different brands. Without the factors of advertising, brand value and other marketer-driven variables, chocolate preference can truly be chosen based on taste alone. This experiment will help us...
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...of growth in mathematical abilities. These findings came as a surprise to the researchers who predicted that intelligence measured by IQ would be a strong predictor of mathematical abilities. This article encompasses the main findings of the researchers into a summarization of their findings. This research in this study is credible and believable but the article leaves out some essential information about the findings that could strengthen or weaken the researcher’s argument and allow the reader to develop their own opinion. In this study the independent variable is the student’s IQ and the dependent variable is the student’s mathematical scores/abilities. IQ tests have long been used as a system to measure the intelligence of the testee. Standardized mathematical testing is an accurate method of measuring mathematical abilities because it objectively scores each student’s mathematical knowledge in the same way. Due to the standardized nature of the IQ and math tests the student’s scores can be used to compare each other with without causing error. In order to solidify these findings and rule out possible sources of error researchers interviewed students to determine their attitudes...
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...CHAPTER 1 PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction In current time, the number of student was increasing. It is a good sign of the gradual development of education here in the Philippines, this improvement was achieved with the help of different organizations (DepEd, CHED, TESDA and DOST) implemented and founded by the government. The government pays attention and gives support in education matters for the reason that they believed it will help the country in the near future, to be more competitive and to level with other countries by producing and molding professionals. But despite of the support given by the government, schools and parents it is still in the hand of the students if they will succeed on their chosen field. Many students failed to graduate because of many disturbances and afraid to ask questions during their class. Or simply they are not interested at all to study. We are all aware that Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) course in the Philippines is very in demand right now, that’s why many Universities and Colleges offering this course and the Baliuag University is one of them. As years go by, the number of enrollees taking up Bachelor of Hospitality Management is continuously increasing. This shows that many students are giving interest in the course and because of that, the course is now being recognized as one of the top courses to be taken not only in Baliuag University but in the Philippines. Many incoming students favor to choose Hotel and Restaurant...
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...IOP3701 EXAM QUESTIONS SECTION 1 May 2011 For fair & equitable testing & assessment in the work context, the starting point is that the job must be described, explain why this would be important (5) Discuss the importance of doing a thorough job analysis in testing and assessment in the work context (5) * The first step and main emphasis in the decision making process is a thorough job analysis * Job analysis consists of: * Job description – indicates the tasks that need to be done in the job. * Job specification – specific characteristics required of a person to perform well in the job. * It is important to list specific requirements that are not often stated – which candidates cannot be considered. * The next step includes fair procedures for making decision. This entails well thought through and justifiable procedures for job description, advertisements etc. * Evaluate and justify minimum requirements in formal education, prior learning, relevant experience, training, skills and knowledge. * Decide on suitable testing and assessment techniques * Follow scientific, professional and ethical guidelines * Monitor outcomes for fairness and adverse impact. * Take steps to ensure equity and fairness for future opportunities. * Fair and equitable testing and assessment: * 1st step and main emphasis in the decision-making process is a thorough job analysis – to know exactly what the job entails and what qualities, characteristics...
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...1 CITIBANK* Frits Seegers, directeur général de la Citibank (Californie), réunissait son équipe de direction afin d’examiner les performances et de décider des primes relatives aux directeurs d’agence de Californie. L’évaluation de la performance de James McGaran était la prochaine à venir. Frits se sentait mal à l’aise à son sujet. McGaran était le directeur de la plus importante agence de la région de Los Angeles et ses résultats financiers étaient impressionnants. Un an plus tôt, il aurait reçu une notation « au dessus du standard » et une prime maximum. Mais l’année passée la division californienne de la Citibank avait introduit une scorecard de Performance pour souligner l’importance d’un ensemble d’indicateurs divers dans la réalisation des objectifs stratégiques de la division. Parmi les nouveaux mesureurs introduits figurait un indicateur de la satisfaction de la clientèle. Malheureusement McGaran avait réalisé un « en dessous du standard » sur cet indicateur. Frits regarda Lisa Johnson, la directrice de zone à laquelle McGaran reportait. Frits avait lu les commentaires de Lisa (Annexe I). Ces commentaires étaient très positifs mais Lisa n’avait pas voulu donner de recommandation finale avant d’avoir discuté avec Frits. Elle savait que le cas de James serait examiné de très prés par beaucoup de directeurs au sein de la division. L’agence du quartier financier. James McGaran était directeur de la plus importante des 31 agences de la région de Los Angeles. Située dans...
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...1 CITIBANK* Frits Seegers, directeur général de la Citibank (Californie), réunissait son équipe de direction afin d’examiner les performances et de décider des primes relatives aux directeurs d’agence de Californie. L’évaluation de la performance de James McGaran était la prochaine à venir. Frits se sentait mal à l’aise à son sujet. McGaran était le directeur de la plus importante agence de la région de Los Angeles et ses résultats financiers étaient impressionnants. Un an plus tôt, il aurait reçu une notation « au dessus du standard » et une prime maximum. Mais l’année passée la division californienne de la Citibank avait introduit une scorecard de Performance pour souligner l’importance d’un ensemble d’indicateurs divers dans la réalisation des objectifs stratégiques de la division. Parmi les nouveaux mesureurs introduits figurait un indicateur de la satisfaction de la clientèle. Malheureusement McGaran avait réalisé un « en dessous du standard » sur cet indicateur. Frits regarda Lisa Johnson, la directrice de zone à laquelle McGaran reportait. Frits avait lu les commentaires de Lisa (Annexe I). Ces commentaires étaient très positifs mais Lisa n’avait pas voulu donner de recommandation finale avant d’avoir discuté avec Frits. Elle savait que le cas de James serait examiné de très prés par beaucoup de directeurs au sein de la division. L’agence du quartier financier. James McGaran était directeur de la plus importante des 31 agences de la région de Los Angeles. Située dans...
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