CRITERION-REFERENCED ASSESSMENT INDEX FOR EVALUATING SOCIAL WELLBEING IN FLOOD RELIEF CAMPS

This article is devoted to the application of an integrated approach in the study of the quality of life of the population of the North Ossetia. Aspects of the specifity of objective and subjective approaches are substantiated. The increasing importance of the concept of “quality of life” in the XXI century is indicated. A review of sociological studies of the level and quality of life in Russia, as well as a range of monographic works on the analyzed issues. The results of empirical sociological studies in 2014 and 2018 (a study of the quality and standard of living of the population of North Ossetia and a study of the social wellbeing of the population of North Ossetia using the methodology developed by Lapin N. I. and Belyaeva L. A.) are presented.

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Revision of a Criterion-Referenced Vocabulary Test Using Generalizability Theory

JALT Journal - JALT Journal 24.1 ◽

10.37546/jaltjj31.1-4 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 81

Author(s):

Takeaki Kumazawa

Keyword(s):

Generalizability Theory ◽

Classical Test Theory ◽

Performance Testing ◽

Error Variance ◽

Test Theory ◽

Vocabulary Test ◽

Multiple Sources ◽

Generalizability Coefficient ◽

Criterion Referenced ◽

Generalizability Study

Classical test theory (CTT) has been widely used to estimate the reliability of measurements. Generalizability theory (G theory), an extension of CTT, is a powerful statistical procedure, particularly useful for performance testing, because it enables estimating the percentages of persons variance and multiple sources of error variance. This study focuses on a generalizability study (G study) conducted to investigate such variance components for a paper-pencil multiple-choice vocabulary test used as a diagnostic pretest. Further, a decision study (D study) was conducted to compute the generalizability coefficient (G coefficient) for absolute decisions. The results of the G and D studies indicated that 46% of the total variance was due to the items effect; further, the G coefficient for absolute decisions was low. 古典的テスト理論は尺度の信頼性を測定するため広く用いられている。古典的テスト理論の応用である一般化可能性理論（G理論）は特にパフォーマンステストにおいて有効な分析手法であり、受験者と誤差の要因となる分散成分の割合を測定することができる。本研究では診断テストとして用いられた多岐選択式語彙テストの分散成分を測定するため一般化可能性研究（G研究）を行った。さらに、決定研究（D研究）では絶対評価に用いる一般化可能性係数を算出した。G研究とD研究の結果、項目の分散成分が全体の分散の46%を占め、また信頼度指数は高くなかった。

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