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Huxley opens his novel describing a world that is built around "…the production line of products and services, including human reproduction," writes Coleman Carroll Myron in the book Huxley's Brave New orld: Essays. Huxley's narrative has scientists propagating the human species through a process which creates "standardized human beings in an assembly-line, conveyor-belt-like system" (Myron, 2008, p. 12).

In his book (p. 7) a young student was "fool enough" to question how test tube babies were an "advantage" to society. The Director immediately replied, "Can't you see? Can't you see?" The process being used is "…one of the major instruments of social stability!" The Director insisted (Huxley, 2010 / Reprint). The author was putting forward the science fiction-like idea that "Standard men and women; in uniform batches," was a better idea than humans engaging in normal intercourse, with an uncertain outcome as far as the quality of the individual….


Simply put, as test taking strategies grow more sophisticated the validity of language tests becomes increasingly threatened, and new test designs are responded to by new strategizing. A lack of cohesion in the approaches used to study test taking strategies and to practically apply knowledge obtained through academic research is also cited as problematic (Cohen, 2006). Without an appropriate way to measure and assess test taking strategies and their impact on test validity, more valid language testing methodologies cannot be developed.

Internal measures of construct validity have grown more sophisticated as a means of addressing both test taking strategy concerns and other potential issues when it comes to language test validity, but these have been far from entirely successful in making assurances against the erosion of test validity in the face of test taking strategy implementation (Goh & Aryadoust, 2010; Lee, 2011). Test taking strategies such as clue-word orientation, multiple choice….

Test Anxiety
To me, test anxiety is something more than a feeling of mild nervousness or stress when taking a test, which is a normal emotion. For many people, this nervousness can provide a type of inspiration or energy needed to perform well on a test. However, test anxiety is not a normal reaction to a test-taking situation, and goes beyond normal feelings of anticipation. In fact, for many people, test anxiety reflects a serious enough condition that it might actually impede test performance so that test results show little relationship to either actual knowledge or ability.

I am fortunate in that I do not generally experience test anxiety. Generally, tests make me feel a little bit of nervous energy, which tends to dissipate when I sit down to take the test. I try to be very prepared when I sit down to take a test, so that I am not ever….

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Abdal-Haqq, I. (1995, June). Professional standards development: Teacher involvement. Retrieved July 28, 2009, from ERIC Digests - ED383693: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/13/fd/a6.pdf

AIR. (n.d.). Making research relevant. Retrieved July 28, 2009, from Assessment institutes for research (AIR): http://assessment.air.org/default.aspx

Downing, S., & Haladyna, T. (2006). Handbook of test development. New York: Routledge.

ETS. (2009). Frequently asked questions about standardized tests. Retrieved July 27, 2009, from Educational Testing Service (ETS): http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=312caf5e44df4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=8b0d253b164f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD#aretestsfair

GAO. (2007). No child left behind act. Washington D.C.: Government Accountability Office (GAO).

La Marca, P. (2001). Alignment of standards and assessments as an accountability criterion. Practical assessment, research, and evaluation, 7(21). Retrieved July 28, 2009 from http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=21

Peterson, ., & Neill, M. (1999). Alternatives to standardized tests. Retrieved July 27, 2009, from Rethinking schools.org: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/13_03/assess.shtml

Toppo, G. (2004, October 12). An answer to standardized tests. Retrieved July 27, 2009, from USA today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2004-10-12-tests-usat_x.htm

Walther, S. (2009, April 8). Test after development is not test-driven development. Retrieved July 28, 2009, from stephenwalther.com:….

High School Longitudinal Study Dataset Using SPSS Software
Scenarios 1.

This section determines African citizen's perceptions about their current level of democracy. The study uses 2015 Afrobarometer data to determine whether the current level of African democracy is statistically different from the value of 6.

Have series of reforms increased African views on the level of democracy?

The study uses the following variables to answer the research question:

Level of democracy: ten years ago (0-10 scale)

Level of democracy: today

The paper uses One-Sample Test statistics to answer the research question. The procedure is as follows:

In the SPSS Version 21, Start by Clicking:

Analyze ? Compare Means ?One Sample T Test

In Test Variable box:

Select

Q46b. Level of democracy ten years ago

Q46a. Level of democracy: today and Click OK.

The output of the One Sample T Test is as follows:

GET

FILE='C:UsersucerDownloads183172_Afrobarometer__student_8210__.sav'.

DATASET NAME DataSet1 WINDOW=FONT.

T-TEST

/TESTVAL=0

/MISSING=ANALYSIS

/VAIABLES=Q46A Q46B

/CITEIA=CI (.95).

T-Test

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With online classes, the internet has become important in effective writing because of the sources that it provides. The Internet is gaining popularity in second language teaching while reshaping computer mediated communication in language learning. Students will need to learn how to deal with large amounts of information and be able to communicate across languages and cultures. From there, teachers are no longer the only source of information so that students can actively interpret and organize the information they are given, fitting it into prior knowledge (Dole, Duffy, Roehler, & Pearson, 1991). With that, the New Perspectives on CALL for Second Language Classrooms is a good choice for teacher trainers, students, or professionals interested in exploring technology-based teaching and learning. The section, "Implementing CALL in Institutional Settings," examines the many c-onsiderations for setting up a CALL facility (REVIEW OF New Perspectives on CALL for Second Language Classrooms). The internet and….

Administering the tests developed and formulated for the nursing-based curriculum entails providing reliable test items. eliability is important because it helps counteract human error both on the part of the student taking the test and the person grading the test. "eliability is the quality of a test which produces scores that are not affected much by chance. Students sometimes randomly miss a question they really knew the answer to or sometimes get an answer correct just by guessing" (KU, 2016). By increasing the reliability of the test items, the quality remains consistent in the test and offers a superior level of testing that avoids the pitfalls of unavoidable human error.
For instance, there are different ways to construct a test. With each different way, there are various measuring methods to help provide reliable outcomes. Essay questions and multiple-choice questions can contain qualitative or quantitative data that are measured differently. Multiple-choice questions….

Psychological Test
There have been many definitions of a test. For example, Kline (1993, P. 16) defines a psychological test as a standardized measure of behavior. Hogan (2007, p.41) considers such definitions lacking and instead offers a more comprehensive definition, "A test is a standardized process or device that yields information about a sample of behavior or cognitive processes in a quantified manner."

Categories of Psychological Tests

According to Hogan (2007) there are five categories of psychological tests. The first category consists of mental ability tests (Hogan, 2007, p. 5). Mental abilities can include a wide variety of cognitive functions such as memory of creative thinking, but most often these are classified as intelligence tests. These tests can be administered in individually, in groups, or other formats. One of the most common individual mental ability tests is the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale -- IV (WAIS-IV), whereas Hogan (p. 5) states that a….

Chi-Square Test Study
The focus of the research is to use the Chi-Square analysis to test whether the use of marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol. Over the years, there is high number of related deaths linked to alcohol in the United States, and comparably, there are no related deaths linked to the Marijuana use. A report from Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2013) reveals there is no category of marijuana related deaths. In California where marijuana use is legalized, there were over 9,000 alcohol related deaths between 2001 and 2005 and no record of marijuana related deaths recorded during the period.

Is the use of Marijuana less dangerous than alcohol in the United States?

Statistical Test to the esearch Question

The chi-square is chosen to the research question because it is appropriate to test the hypothesis. Typically, the chi-square is used to determine a significant difference between the observed frequencies and expected….

Teach to the Test
As William Hatfield presciently warned in 1916, when the ultra-efficiency of industrialization first begin threatening the independence of educators to craft curricula, "an education that focuses on memorising information to ensure reaching a single benchmark is an inadequate measure of success" because while "twelve years of school life has made [students] adept at memorizing & #8230; many of them are novices in thinking" (Mills, 2008). Since disastrous passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, which mandated standards-based educational practices and required states to devise testing devices to gauge student achievement, Hatfield's admonition has been proven to be disturbingly accurate. Since standardized testing became standard operating procedure for America's public school system, countless teachers have expressed their mounting dissatisfaction with the rigid and formulaic curriculum structures imposed on school districts by state legislatures. As an education major anxiously awaiting my opportunity to teach South….

orschach inkblot test is a projective personality test that has been one of the major projective personality assessments used by psychologists since the 1940s (Aiken & Groth-Marnat, 2006). The test is named after Hermann orschach who developed the inkblots in 1921. The orschach inkblot test consists of 10 cards with inkblots on them (five black and white and five colored) and is currently marketed by Pearson Assessments. The test is designed to be used with individuals five years of age and older (Exner, 2002). The test is reported to generally take about an hour to administer, although it certainly can take significantly longer than that.
The major assumption of projective tests is that environmental stimuli are organized by a person based on their own motives, needs, perceptions, and conflicts. The need to organize environmental stimuli becomes more salient when the stimuli are ambiguous and do not have culturally or socially defined….

In other words, instead of simply asking the patient what he sees in the inkblot, the clinician will say something like 'To you does this image look more like a person, an animal, a flower, or a food?' Juni (1993) asserts that this approach reduces the need for "trained judges" to interpret the results, and also provides a sense of standardization that maximizes the projective content.
The phenomenon known as the "expectancy effect" is also pertinent to issues of validity and reliability. The expectancy effect is based on the idea that the administrator of the test consciously or subconsciously emits signs of how he expects the subject to respond. For example he may raise his eyebrows while waiting for a response, which could in turn have an influence on how the subject answers. According to Silverstein (1993) this is a particularly important consideration in relation to the orschach test. The….

Cognitive Testing
SAGE Cognitive Test for Detecting Early Signs of Alzheimer's

The Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination, also known as the SAGE test is meant for at-home administration by older adults in order to test the strength of their memory and other cognitive functioning. It was originally designed by researchers at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Douglas Scharre from the Wexner Medical School created the test and published it in early 2014. Essentially, it is "designed to detect early signs of cognitive, memory or thinking impairments" (Scharre, 2014). It is meant for individuals to self administer at home when they feel they may be worried about loosing cognitive functioning, which can be a sign of early Alzheimer's disease or Dementia. The test takes roughly about 15 minutes to complete and can be used as a way to start a dialogue with one's physician regarding potential for such conditions and how individuals….

scale (along with the other instruments) often carry character traits of: nurturance, affiliation, altruism, tender-minded and social and religious values." (Watkins, 2000, p. 116)
Occupations that are interesting to people in this category include; "social service, counseling, religious activities, teaching, health care and other occupations where one can work with other people." (Watkins, 2000, p. 116)

The remaining categories are reflective of how an individual responds to or reserves from the outside world and the inner world. The "attitudes" that Jung describes, as extroverted (outward-turning) or introverted (inward-turning) are two of the most common observations of personality made in and outside the field of psychology with regard to personality characteristics. "Most other researchers who have tried to describe human personality comprehensively have measured -- or discovered -- extraversion and introversion." (Watkins, 2000, p. 116)

Watkins describes extroversion (E) as having an attitude where energy flows out from the individual into the environment.….

Automated est Form Generation
Critique of the Journal Article "Automated est Form Generation" by Wim J. van der Linden and Qi Diao

Van der Linden, J.M. & Diao, Q. (2013). Integrating test-form formatting into automated test assembly. Applied Psychological Measurement, 37(5) 361 -- 374

Retrieved: http://www.utwente.nl/gw/omd/Medewerkers/artikelen/vdLinden/artikelen%20vanaf%20juni%202011/APM%202013,%20361-374.pdf

he ordering of items in test forms and the selection of test items from a database can be extremely tedious and laborious when done manually. It would be extremely advantageous to be able to do both simultaneously using automated test form generation (AFG). But the AFG process can be unwieldy and cumbersome given the number of variables the creator must tackle. For example, "for an item bank of size 2,000, test length of 50 items, and upper limit of the number of pages in the test form equal to 15, the number of variables in the model is equal to 1,500,000" (Van der Linden & Diao 2013: 361).….

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Essay

Sports - Women

Test Tube Babies Huxley Opens His Novel

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Test Tube Babies Huxley opens his novel describing a world that is built around "…the production line of products and services, including human reproduction," writes Coleman Carroll Myron in the…

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Peer-Reviewed Journal

Communication - Language

Test Taking Strategies and Language

Words: 886
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Peer-Reviewed Journal

Simply put, as test taking strategies grow more sophisticated the validity of language tests becomes increasingly threatened, and new test designs are responded to by new strategizing. A lack…

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Essay

Anatomy

Test Anxiety to Me Test Anxiety Is

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Length: 2 Pages
Type: Essay

Test Anxiety To me, test anxiety is something more than a feeling of mild nervousness or stress when taking a test, which is a normal emotion. For many people, this…

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Teaching

Test Development Precede Standards Development

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Length: 5 Pages
Type: Essay

S. ibliography Abdal-Haqq, I. (1995, June). Professional standards development: Teacher involvement. Retrieved July 28, 2009, from ERIC Digests - ED383693: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/13/fd/a6.pdf AIR. (n.d.). Making research relevant. Retrieved July 28, 2009, from Assessment…

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Weather

Test for High School Dataset Using SPSS Software

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Length: 12 Pages
Type: Essay

High School Longitudinal Study Dataset Using SPSS Software Scenarios 1. This section determines African citizen's perceptions about their current level of democracy. The study uses 2015 Afrobarometer data to determine…

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Essay

Teaching

Test Taking Best Practices in

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Type: Essay

With online classes, the internet has become important in effective writing because of the sources that it provides. The Internet is gaining popularity in second language teaching while reshaping…

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Research Paper

Nursing

Test Blueprint Validity and Reliability

Words: 1279
Length: 4 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Administering the tests developed and formulated for the nursing-based curriculum entails providing reliable test items. eliability is important because it helps counteract human error both on the part of…

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Essay

Psychology

Psychological Test There Have Been Many Definitions

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Length: 3 Pages
Type: Essay

Psychological Test There have been many definitions of a test. For example, Kline (1993, P. 16) defines a psychological test as a standardized measure of behavior. Hogan (2007, p.41)…

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Research Proposal

Sports - Drugs

Chi-Square Test Study the Focus of the

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Length: 3 Pages
Type: Research Proposal

Chi-Square Test Study The focus of the research is to use the Chi-Square analysis to test whether the use of marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol. Over the years, there…

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Capstone Project

Teaching

Teach to the Test as William Hatfield

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Length: 4 Pages
Type: Capstone Project

Teach to the Test As William Hatfield presciently warned in 1916, when the ultra-efficiency of industrialization first begin threatening the independence of educators to craft curricula, "an education that…

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Research Paper

Psychology

Rorschach Inkblot Test Is a Projective Personality

Words: 1036
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Research Paper

orschach inkblot test is a projective personality test that has been one of the major projective personality assessments used by psychologists since the 1940s (Aiken & Groth-Marnat, 2006). The…

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Assessment

Psychology

Rorschach Inkblot Test the Rorschach

Words: 1481
Length: 5 Pages
Type: Assessment

In other words, instead of simply asking the patient what he sees in the inkblot, the clinician will say something like 'To you does this image look more…

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Research Paper

Psychology

Cognitive Test for Detecting Alzheimer's

Words: 1200
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Cognitive Testing SAGE Cognitive Test for Detecting Early Signs of Alzheimer's The Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination, also known as the SAGE test is meant for at-home administration by older adults in…

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Term Paper

Psychology

Myers Briggs Indicator Test Is

Words: 3695
Length: 14 Pages
Type: Term Paper

scale (along with the other instruments) often carry character traits of: nurturance, affiliation, altruism, tender-minded and social and religious values." (Watkins, 2000, p. 116) Occupations that are interesting to…

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Research Paper

Education - Mathematics

Automated Test Form Generation Critique of the

Words: 880
Length: 3 Pages
Type: Research Paper

Automated est Form Generation Critique of the Journal Article "Automated est Form Generation" by Wim J. van der Linden and Qi Diao Van der Linden, J.M. & Diao, Q. (2013). Integrating…

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