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.
The study examines the predictive
validity of this assessment instrument on ELLs» performance on state required academic achievement tests at three grade levels.
Not exact matches
In addition, the book provides a complete summary
of all major
assessment instruments, including scoring information, reliability, and
validity.
To meet the nation's growing need for information about what students know and can do, the NAEP
assessment instruments must meet the highest standards
of measurement reliability and
validity.
Validation
of the survey
instrument was performed through the
assessment of internal and test - retest (external) reliability in addition to face and content
validity.
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).
Identify screening and
assessment tools utilized in the evaluation
of mental health in the juvenile justice system, and describe psychometric properties
of instruments, including reliability and
validity.
Results revealed good construct
validity and alpha coefficients for the
assessment instruments such as the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SPAI), the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS - A), the Fear
of Negative Evaluation Scale (FNES) and the Social Avoidance Distress Scale (SADS).
A comparative study
of adolescent risk
assessment instruments: Predictive and incremental
validity