Hunter M Breland
Biographic Data
| ID | 5452409 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hunter M Breland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hunter M |
| FAMILY NAME | Breland |
| SIGNATURE | BRELAND H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Educational Testing Service |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Comparability of Toefl CBT Essay Prompts
Eighty-three Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) writing prompts administered via computer-based testing between July 1998 and August 2000 were examined for differences attributable to the response mode (handwriting or word processing) chosen by examinees. Differences were examined statistically using polytomous logistic regression. A variable measuring English-language ability (ELA) was developed from the multiple-choice components of …
Assessing English Composition Skills in Spanish-Speaking Populations
The English writing ability of Mexican-American and Puerto Rican college candidates taking the College Board's English Composition Test (ECT) in December 1979 was studied. Mexican-American and Puerto Rican candidates were partitioned into groups indicating that English was the best language or else groups indicating that English was not the best language. The performances of three groups on essay portions and multiple-choice portions of the ECT w…
Right versus Privilege
Using Longitudinal Data to Estimate Reliability in the Presence of Correlated Measurement Errors
Test-retest correlations can lead to biased reliability estimates when there is instability of the true scores in the interval between tests and/or when the measurement errors are correlated. Using three occasion data on the Test of Standard Written English and essay ratings, an analysis is demonstrated which separates true score instability and correlated errors
Birth order effects
Birth order effects
Using Longitudinal Data to Estimate Reliability in the Presence of Correlated Measurement Errors
Test-retest correlations can lead to biased reliability estimates when there is instability of the true scores in the interval between tests and/or when the measurement errors are correlated. Using three occasion data on the Test of Standard Written English and essay ratings, an analysis is demonstrated which separates true score instability and correlated errors
Right versus Privilege
Assessing English Composition Skills in Spanish-Speaking Populations
The English writing ability of Mexican-American and Puerto Rican college candidates taking the College Board's English Composition Test (ECT) in December 1979 was studied. Mexican-American and Puerto Rican candidates were partitioned into groups indicating that English was the best language or else groups indicating that English was not the best language. The performances of three groups on essay portions and multiple-choice portions of the ECT w…
Comparability of Toefl CBT Essay Prompts
Eighty-three Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) writing prompts administered via computer-based testing between July 1998 and August 2000 were examined for differences attributable to the response mode (handwriting or word processing) chosen by examinees. Differences were examined statistically using polytomous logistic regression. A variable measuring English-language ability (ELA) was developed from the multiple-choice components of …
Psychology (5 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Test (biology) (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · English language (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Statistics (2 works)