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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 1442 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Validity.

  1. 6. A fair score? : group independent validity arguments for college admission tests

    Författare :Marcus Strömbäck Hjärne; Ewa Rolfsman; Christina Wikström; Per-Erik Lyrén; Jan-Eric Gustafsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fairness; Validity; Immigration; Dyslexia; Special populations; SweSAT; didactics of educational measurement; beteendevetenskapliga mätningar;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to investigate fair use of test scores for admission to higher education. In this thesis, fairness is narrowed down to an instrumental definition relating to a fair interpretation of test scores. The focus is on the use of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) for admission decisions. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Deciding who is the best : Validity issues in selections and judgements in elite sport

    Författare :Annika Johansson; Eva Olofsson; Josef Fahlén; Mats Franzén; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; selections in sports; predictions of sport performance; assessment of sport performance; consequences of selections; judgement; judging; measurements; sport; validity; reliability; acroski; alpine skiing; rhythmic gymnastics; soccer.; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is about selection processes and processes of measuring and judging athletes in competitions in top-level sport. The purpose was to increase the knowledge of these processes and to analyse them from a validity perspective in order to contribute to the discussion of whether the “right” athletes are selected to participate in teams, competitions and games and whether the “right” athletes win. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Assessment of lumbar radicular pain. Validity and predictive value of clinical tests

    Författare :Harald Ekedahl; Lund Ortopedi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Low back pain; validity; predictive value of test; radicular pain; transforaminal injection;

    Sammanfattning : Radicular pain is in the majority of cases caused by a disc herniation with a coexisting inflammation. It is characterized by positive neural tension tests, such as the Slump test, and by decreased range of motion (ROM) in the straight leg raising test (SLR) and lumbar flexion (Fingertip-to-floor test[FTF]). LÄS MER

  5. 9. Varierade bedömningspraktiker i samhällskunskap : Validitet och agens i lärares beslut om bedömningars syften, innehåll och metoder

    Författare :Tobias Jansson; Håkan Löfgren; Joakim Samuelsson; David Rosenlund; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Classroom assessment; Assessment practice; Teacher agency; Performativity; Validity; Civics; Social studies; Upper secondary school teachers; Thematic analysis; Bedömning; Bedömningspraktik; Läraragens; Performativitet; Validitet; Samhällskunskap; Gymnasielärare; Tematisk analys;

    Sammanfattning : I denna avhandling undersöks samhällskunskapslärares bedömnings-praktiker vad gäller syften, innehåll, förmågor och metoder, samt faktorer som kan påverka lärares bedömningspraktiker. Detta undersöktes genom tematiska analyser av intervjuer med totalt nitton gymnasielärare och deras bedömningsuppgifter. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Outcome in psychiatric outpatient services : reliability, validity and outcome based on routine assessments with the GAF scale

    Författare :Per Söderberg; Stefan Tungström; Bengt-Åke Armelius; Odd E. Havik; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; reliability; validity; outcome; effectiveness; clinical; significance; GAF scale; DSM-IV; outpatients; psychiatry; dose response; services; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of the studies presented in this thesis is to investigate the possibility of using clinical data to measure outcomes in psychiatric outpatient services. The specific aims are to investigate whether routine clinical assessments and ratings are reliable and have adequate validity, and then to use these data to calculate treatment outcomes and explore factors that affect these outcomes. LÄS MER