Chris Whetton
Biographic Data
| ID | 6154885 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Whetton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Whetton |
| SIGNATURE | WHETTON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Foundation for Educational Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Measuring standards in primary English
Hilton (2006) criticises the PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) tests and the survey conduct, raising questions about the validity of international surveys of reading. Her criticisms fall into four broad areas: cultural validity, methodological issues, construct validity and the survey in England. However, her criticisms are shown to be mistaken. Her claim of forced unidimensionality in the tests is not supported by statisti…
Issues in the Evaluation of Standard Assessment Tasks and the Reliability of National Curriculum Assessment
Important issues in the reliability of National Curriculum assessment were raised by an earlier paper by Davies & Brember, but unfortunately not supported by a valid analysis of the data they collected from five primary schools in 1991. This paper aims to clarify some of those issues and to point out the lack of comparability between the two measures which were compared. Suggestions for more valid analysis are given
The Effects of Item by Item Feedback Given During an Ability Test
S ummary . Answer‐until‐correct (AUC) is a procedure for providing item by item feedback during a multiple‐choice test, giving an increased range of scores. The performance of a group of children on an ability test using AUC procedures was compared with a group using conventional instructions. AUC scores considerably enhanced reliability but not validity. A comparison of item analyses for the two groups showed no evidence of learning during the t…
Issues in the Evaluation of Standard Assessment Tasks and the Reliability of National Curriculum Assessment
Important issues in the reliability of National Curriculum assessment were raised by an earlier paper by Davies & Brember, but unfortunately not supported by a valid analysis of the data they collected from five primary schools in 1991. This paper aims to clarify some of those issues and to point out the lack of comparability between the two measures which were compared. Suggestions for more valid analysis are given
The Effects of Item by Item Feedback Given During an Ability Test
S ummary . Answer‐until‐correct (AUC) is a procedure for providing item by item feedback during a multiple‐choice test, giving an increased range of scores. The performance of a group of children on an ability test using AUC procedures was compared with a group using conventional instructions. AUC scores considerably enhanced reliability but not validity. A comparison of item analyses for the two groups showed no evidence of learning during the t…
Issues in the Evaluation of Standard Assessment Tasks and the Reliability of National Curriculum Assessment
Important issues in the reliability of National Curriculum assessment were raised by an earlier paper by Davies & Brember, but unfortunately not supported by a valid analysis of the data they collected from five primary schools in 1991. This paper aims to clarify some of those issues and to point out the lack of comparability between the two measures which were compared. Suggestions for more valid analysis are given
Measuring standards in primary English
Hilton (2006) criticises the PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) tests and the survey conduct, raising questions about the validity of international surveys of reading. Her criticisms fall into four broad areas: cultural validity, methodological issues, construct validity and the survey in England. However, her criticisms are shown to be mistaken. Her claim of forced unidimensionality in the tests is not supported by statisti…
Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Psychometrics (2 works) · Reliability (semiconductor) (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Student Assessment and Feedback (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work)