Dr. Tarazi's group established an animal model that provides face, construct, and
predictive validities for ADHD.
Two Mouse Models with
Predictive Validity for Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: Amphetamine / Chlordiazepoxide - Induced Hyperactivity and Prepulse Inhibition of Acoustic Startle T. HANANIA, G.M. DILLON, S.A. MALEKIANI, M.L. MANZANO and E. LEAHY... Abstracts / Posters
In summary, the reliability and validity data reported for the measures examined in this review are quite impressive, with two exceptions: (a) the quality of the psychometric data is poor for the subscales of some measures, and (b) there is little concurrent or
predictive validity for most measures of perceived self - concept and self - esteem.
Evaluating fidelity:
Predictive validity for a measure of competent adherence to the Oregon Model of Parent Management Training
Not exact matches
According to Coffield et al., the technique used in the research was the following: «Each model was examined
for evidence, provided by independent researchers, that the instrument could demonstrate both internal consistency and test — retest reliability and construct and
predictive validity.
As the majority's final report put it, there is no «commonly accepted criterion
for determining» when «differences in
predictive validity signify noncomparable scores.»
This study, conducted
for the state of Massachusetts, examined the
predictive validity of the Partnership
for Assessment of Readiness
for College and Careers (PARCC) exam when compared to a specific state assessment — the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)-- that it would be replacing.
He also served as senior adviser on the first study of the
predictive validity of new, Common - Core - aligned assessments, assisting Massachusetts in its decision about using the Partnership
for the Assessment of Readiness
for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments.
In the coming years, it will be important to track whether or not the measures maintain their
predictive validity as they are used
for tenure decisions, teacher evaluations and merit pay.
Rather, the type of evidence that these authors are exploring is called convergent - related evidence of
validity; however,
for something to actually be deemed valid, MUCH more
validity evidence is needed (e.g., content -, consequence -,
predictive -, etc. - related evidence of
validity).
This gap in time presents challenges
for screening procedures because high
predictive validity is much more difficult to obtain than high concurrent
validity.
Over half of colleges used the Accuplacer
for placement into math and English courses; the Compass, which was taken off of the market last November due to poor
predictive validity, was the most commonly used assessment test
for ESL (33 %), and was used by over 20 % of colleges
for math and English.
Recommendations
for verification are: 1) comparison to other models 2) degenerate tests 3) event
validity 4) extreme event
validity 5) extreme condition tests 6) «face»
validity tests 7) fixed value tests 8) historical data validation 9) internal
validity (stochastic runs) 10) multistage validation 11) parameter variability - sensitivity analysis 12)
predictive validation 13) traces 14) turing tests (i didn't know what this is so googled ECWMF turing test, and i got 150 hits)
If there is any forensic psychologist who disagrees, there is a Comments section to the blog — cite
for me a single research study on the inter-rater reliability
for child custody evaluations — and cite
for me a single research study demonstrating the construct
validity, content
validity,
predictive validity, concurrent
validity, or divergent
validity for the conclusions and recommendations from child custody evaluations...
It will also «review the utility and objectiveness of the criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM - IV) and will comment on the
validity of current screening instruments and their
predictive capacity
for accurate diagnoses.»
This finding is strengthened by the analysis of the
predictive validity, which highlights that the CERS - M accounts
for less than 2 % of problem - solving performance variance (Table 9).
Based on previous research, if a respondent positively endorsed 3 or more DAST - 10 items, this was considered a positive screening result, denoting risk
for probable drug abuse or dependence.26 - 28 The DAST - 10 has been shown to have good reliability, temporal stability, concurrent
validity, and
predictive validity.27, 29,30
For patients with suspected infection within the ICU, the SOFA score had
predictive validity (AUROC = 0.74; 95 % CI, 0.73 - 0.76) superior to that of this model (AUROC = 0.66; 95 % CI, 0.64 - 0.68), likely reflecting the modifying effects of interventions (eg, vasopressors, sedative agents, mechanical ventilation).
The agreement between potential clinical criteria (construct
validity) and the ability of the criteria to predict outcomes typical of sepsis, such as need
for intensive care unit (ICU) admission or death (
predictive validity, a form of criterion
validity), were then tested.
Diagnoses were assigned on the basis of a semi-structured test battery
for which reliability (Lavigne et al., 1994) and
predictive validity were available (Lavigne et al., 1998).
The objectives were a) to assess the classification accuracy of the CAGI (sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative
predictive values)
for detecting problem gambling as confirmed by clinical assessment; and b) to compare the CAGI with existing instruments
for youth problem gambling (convergent
validity).
What is the
predictive validity of the revised Conners» Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS - R)
for identifying children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a clinical sample compared with the Telephone Teacher Interview (T TI - IV)?
Dr. Kerr also has worked on large studies of hospitalized suicidal adolescents to compare the
predictive validity of assessment instruments and dimensions of suicidal thinking; to identify subgroups of adolescents at high risk
for suicide attempt; and to understand the effects of a social support intervention on suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Although the secure vs. insecure attachment distinction has some
predictive validity, disorganized attachment has far better documented links with specific types of psychopathology than do other types of insecurity.4, 9 Still, much less is understood about the mechanisms through which disorganized attachment affects the expression of psychopathology in the child, and whether it is a specific contributor or a more general marker
for psychopathology in general.
We also examined the
predictive validity of the EE construct
for mood disorders and eating disorders.
A simple, clinically intuitive severity index
for borderline personality disorder with
predictive validity has now been identified.
We report measurement invariance over time, satisfactory reliability, construct and criterion
validity, and
predictive utility
for subsequent behavioral problems (4 years) and clinical disorders (2 years).
These results support the
predictive validity of parental assessment of hyperactive — impulsive behaviors during the preschool years and their use to identify children at risk
for further evaluation and possible intervention.
Concurrent and
predictive validity have been demonstrated
for the full - length questionnaire, and the short form has been reported to correlate very highly with the full - length version.
The PedsQL is a validated measure of child quality of life11 22 23 which has recently been mapped to utility values
for use in health economic evaluations.24 The PedsQL has demonstrated responsiveness, construct
validity and
predictive validity in paediatric patients.
Although there are no direct comparisons between the DSMP and other adherence measures in the extant literature, the
predictive validity (r = — .28, p < 0.01; Harris et al., 2000) indicates that the DSMP accounts
for a similar amount of variance in HbA1c compared with written self - and parent - report measures of adherence (e.g., the Self Care Adherence Inventory; Hanson, Henggeler, & Burghen, 1987).
The purpose of the present study was to examine the
predictive validity of several theoretical factors drawn from control, social learning, and differential association theories
for explaining adolescent sexual behavior.
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for evidence of HUI
validity (face
validity, content
validity, construct
validity, convergent
validity, discriminative
validity,
predictive validity), reliability and responsiveness.
However, elements
for predictive validity are still lacking with NWI derivates.
This checklist received good
predictive validity when non-referred groups of families with children up to 3 years old were compared with families referred
for psychofunctional symptoms (Robert - Tissot et al., 1991).
Given the limited improvement typically obtained in treatment studies that use peer report measures as outcomes with ADHD samples and the well - documented
predictive validity of peer reports
for later adjustment, the need
for more intensive interventions and novel approaches to address the peer problems of children with ADHD is emphasized.