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ERIC Number: EJ442928
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
Illusions of Meaning in the Ipsative Assessment of Children's Ability.
McDermott, Paul A.; And Others
Journal of Special Education, v25 n4 p504-26 Win 1992
This study analyzed the relative efficacy of normative (population relative) and ipsative (person relative) measures for the study of intraindividual and interindividual differences in child ability. Ipsative ability measures were found to be uniformly inferior to their normative counterparts and conveyed no uniquely useful information. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Individual Differences, Intelligence Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Psychometrics, Student Evaluation, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Ipsative Measurement