There is a distinction that one learns about on the first day of a course in psychological research methods. It is the difference between internal and external validity. Internal validity is ...

1 Department of Physical Education, School of Education, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real,Spain 2 Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain The objective of ...

The Massachusetts state Education Department last year commissioned Mathematica Policy Research to do a validity study comparing the Common Core test known as PARCC, created by a federally funded ...

Assessing the presence and degree of synovitis is the cornerstone of managing patients with arthritis. Ultrasound has been ...

The debate over a link between autism and vaccines continues. A study published earlier this month concluded African-American boys are more at risk for autism if they’re given the measles, mumps and ...

From the perspective of score interpretation, the purpose of testing accommodations is to reduce the dependence of test scores on factors that are irrelevant to the construct that is being assessed.

An online survey created as a resource for critical care nurses to assess the health of the work environment is a valid and reliable tool for use by interprofessional patient care teams throughout ...

A study published in The Oncologist concluded that discrepant variant classification in public databases can introduce uncertainty and diminish patient care. Can we trust gene variant information ...

Background Shoulder strength assessment plays an important role in the clinical examination of the shoulder region. Eccentric strength measurements are of special importance guiding the clinician in ...

Traditional neuropsychological and psychological assessment presents significant limitations in terms of ecological validity, as conventional methods often ...