Karen J Mitchell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3885311 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen J Mitchell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen J |
| FAMILY NAME | Mitchell |
| SIGNATURE | MITCHELL K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Association of American Medical Colleges |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Source monitoring 15 years later
Focusing primarily on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), this article reviews evidence regarding the roles of subregions of the medial temporal lobes, prefrontal cortex, posterior representational areas, and parietal cortex in source memory. In addition to evidence from standard episodic memory tasks assessing accuracy for neutral information, the article considers studies assessing the qualitative characteristics of memories, the enco…
What happens when school reform and accountability testing meet
W E WORKED SO HARD LAST SUMMER and during the school year; the teachers worked nonstop.... We had heard from others, and I believed, that if you teach kids to think critically and analyze, they will do well on any kind of test. But this did not pan out, even though there was a lot of learning going on. The students were engaged, discipline problems dropped by two-thirds, attendance rose, but their test scores went down. We have a new superintende…
Empirical Psychology and the Repressed Memory Debate
Factor Structure of the MCAT and Pilot Essay
The Association of American Medical Colleges is examining the desirability and feasibility of including an essay on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). This endeavor calls for administration of a trial essay with the 1985 through 1987 MCAT examinations. Research reported in this paper considered the construct validity of the essay and its effect on the measurement domain tapped by the operational MCAT. The objective was to examine the fact…
Factorial Validity of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (Asvab), Forms 8, 9 and 10
The purpose of this paper was to examine the factor structure of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Forms 8, 9, and 10. This standardized multiple cognitive abilities battery is the primary selection and classification instrument used by all military services. It consists of eight power and two speed tests. In this investigation the ASVAB 8/9/10 factor structure was compared with that observed for previous samples and for pre…
Source monitoring 15 years later
Focusing primarily on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), this article reviews evidence regarding the roles of subregions of the medial temporal lobes, prefrontal cortex, posterior representational areas, and parietal cortex in source memory. In addition to evidence from standard episodic memory tasks assessing accuracy for neutral information, the article considers studies assessing the qualitative characteristics of memories, the enco…
What happens when school reform and accountability testing meet
W E WORKED SO HARD LAST SUMMER and during the school year; the teachers worked nonstop.... We had heard from others, and I believed, that if you teach kids to think critically and analyze, they will do well on any kind of test. But this did not pan out, even though there was a lot of learning going on. The students were engaged, discipline problems dropped by two-thirds, attendance rose, but their test scores went down. We have a new superintende…
Factorial Validity of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (Asvab), Forms 8, 9 and 10
The purpose of this paper was to examine the factor structure of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Forms 8, 9, and 10. This standardized multiple cognitive abilities battery is the primary selection and classification instrument used by all military services. It consists of eight power and two speed tests. In this investigation the ASVAB 8/9/10 factor structure was compared with that observed for previous samples and for pre…
Factor Structure of the MCAT and Pilot Essay
The Association of American Medical Colleges is examining the desirability and feasibility of including an essay on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). This endeavor calls for administration of a trial essay with the 1985 through 1987 MCAT examinations. Research reported in this paper considered the construct validity of the essay and its effect on the measurement domain tapped by the operational MCAT. The objective was to examine the fact…
Empirical Psychology and the Repressed Memory Debate
What happens when school reform and accountability testing meet
W E WORKED SO HARD LAST SUMMER and during the school year; the teachers worked nonstop.... We had heard from others, and I believed, that if you teach kids to think critically and analyze, they will do well on any kind of test. But this did not pan out, even though there was a lot of learning going on. The students were engaged, discipline problems dropped by two-thirds, attendance rose, but their test scores went down. We have a new superintende…
Source monitoring 15 years later
Focusing primarily on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), this article reviews evidence regarding the roles of subregions of the medial temporal lobes, prefrontal cortex, posterior representational areas, and parietal cortex in source memory. In addition to evidence from standard episodic memory tasks assessing accuracy for neutral information, the article considers studies assessing the qualitative characteristics of memories, the enco…
Psychology (5 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Medical Education and Admissions (2 works) · Memory Processes and Influences (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychometrics (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Aptitude (1 work)