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 Test
of Problem Solving - Elementary, Revised (TOPS-E, Revised)
Linda Bowers, Rosemary Huisingh, Mark Barrett, Jane Orman, Carolyn LoGiudice
(Authors)
LinguiSystems (Publisher)
3100 4th Avenue
East Moline, IL 61244-9700
(800) PRO-IDEA
Order online: http://www.linguisystems.com/
| Published |
1994
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Cost
(as of 06/2001) |
$99.95: includes examiner's manual, photo stimuli book, package
of 20 forms.
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| Description |
Test is
not divided into subtests due to holistic nature of critical thinking
and problem solving. Test is a series of photographs that cover issues
such as health, disaster, learning, environment, friendship, fear,
community, and family problems. |
| URL |
http://www.linguisystems.com/
Item #: 746-X |
| Content: What it Tests |
A diagnostic test of problem solving and
critical thinking. Assesses the student's language-based thinking
abilities and strategies using logic and experience. Based on models
of thinking, including Bloom's taxonomy and the work of Richard Paul,
Howard Gardner, and Art Costa resulting in a standardized test of
how students use language to think and problem solve by asking students
questions about a series of photographs. Responses show performance
in: problem solving, determining solutions, drawing inferences, empathizing,
predicting outcomes, using context cues, and vocabulary comprehension.
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| Time |
35 minutes |
| Age |
6-11 |
| Scores Provided |
Standard scores, percentile
norms, age equivalents. |
| Reliability |
Strong Reliability Scores:
Test-retest reliability coefficients for total test scores average
.85 and range from .66-.95 across age levels
Average item homogeneity reliability coefficients average .88 and
range from .84-.91
(split half means)
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| Validity |
Strong Validity Scores:
Average point-biserial correlations between item scores and total
test scores by age are significant (.05 level) for the total test
in over 82% of the items
Contrasted group: differences between subjects with normal language
development and subjects with identified language disorders are
significant (.01 level) at every age level.
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