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Statistics in Assessment (4 Parts)

Synopsis
Part 1 (1975): Calculation of range; percentiles; inter-quartile range and standard deviation; percentages between each interval of one standard deviation on a normal curve.
Part 2 (1975): Standardising sets of numbers including an approximation method.
Part 3 (1977): Position and negation correlation; strong/weak correlations; limitations of non-perfect correlations; cause and effect; calculation of Spearman’s rho.
Part 4 (1976): Describes the difference between reliability and validity; the recognition of the relationship between reliability and validity, the description of three methods of calculating reliability (test/retest, parallel forms, split half). Shows how to relate the interpretation of individual scores to the concept of reliability. Describes the four types of validity (face, content, predictive and concurrent).
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia; Audiocassette. 30, 14, 20 26 min. Tape pulsed to conform with the Mentor system.; Filmstrip. 42, 21, 36, 42 frames. col. Audiocassette. 30, 14, 20 26 min. Tape pulsed to conform with the Mentor system.; 42, 21, 36, 42 slides. col.
Year of production
1975-7
Availability
Sale
Documentation
Tape pulsed to conform with the Mentor system
Uses
Postgraduate diploma in educational technology
Subjects
Mathematics
Keywords
statistics

Credits

Producer
T W Fyfe
Writer
T W Fyfe
Cast
T W Fyfe 

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Sections

Title
Measures of spread
Synopsis
Part 1 (1975): Calculation of range; percentiles; inter-quartile range and standard deviation; percentages between each interval of one standard deviation on a normal curve.

Title
Standardisation
Synopsis
Part 2 (1975): Standardising sets of numbers including an approximation method.

Title
Correlation
Synopsis
Part 3 (1977): Position and negation correlation; strong/weak correlations; limitations of non-perfect correlations; cause and effect; calculation of Spearman's rho.

Title
Reliability and validity
Synopsis
Part 4 (1976): Describes the difference between reliability and validity; the recognition of the relationship between reliability and validity, the description of three methods of calculating reliability (test/retest, parallel forms, split half). Shows ho

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Northern College of Education

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