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Some publications by Hoi Suen available in full-text

Books

• Suen, H.K., & Ary, D. (1989). Analyzing quantitative behavioral observation data. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Software

• Feldt test and Fisher-Bonett test to compare two Cronbach alpha values.
• Hakstian-Whalen test of significance among K Cronbach alpha values.

Book chapters/journal articles/reports

(On the historical civil service exam of China & high-stakes testing)

• Suen, H.K. 孙开键, & Li, H.L. 李红利 (In press) 才子救佳人：中国的考试英雄 (Talent rescues beauty: The examination heroes of China). 教育與考試 (Education and Examinations) Fuzhou: Fujian Admission and Examination Authority.


• Suen, H.K. 孙开键, & Wu, Q. 吴琼 (In press. To be published: 2007) 心理測量學與高風險考試的基本矛盾 (The fundamental contradiction between psychometrics and high-stakes testing). 教育與考試 Education and Testing, 1(1). Fuzhou, Fujian: China


• Suen, H.K. 孙开键, & Wu, Q. 吴琼 (2006) 科举的信度及效度 The reliability and validity of Keju. 中国考试 China Examination, No. 12, 40-45. Beijing, China: 教育部考试中心 National Education Examinations Authority, Ministry of Education.


• Suen, H.K. & Wu, Q. (2006). Psychometric paradox of very high-stakes assessments and solutions. KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 3 (1), 113-129.


• Suen, H.K. 孫開鍵, & Wu, Q. 吳瓊   (2006). The Keju exam system from a psychometric perspective 從現代心理測量學看中國的科舉制度.  In Liu, H.F. 劉海峰 (Ed.) 科舉制的終結与科舉學的興起 The end of the Keju system and the rise of Keju Studies. (pp. 267-279) Wuhan, China: Huazhong University Press 武漢﹕華中師範大學出版社(English version) (中文版)


• Suen, H.K., & Yu, L.  (2006). Chronic consequences of high-stakes testing?  Lessons from the Chinese civil service exam.  Comparative Education Review, 58 (1), 46-65.


• Suen, H.K. 호이 수엔 (2005). 교육열의 숨겨진 비용: 고대 중국의 과거 유인성 (科擧誘引性) 교육열의 결과 (The hidden cost of education fever: Consequences of the Kwago-driven education fever in ancient China.) (Translated by Ki-soo Kim 김기수 번역.) In이종각Jong-gak Lee (ed.), 한국의 교육열, 세계의 교육열: 해부와 대책 (Education fever in Korea, Education fever in the world: Analyses and policies.) (pp. 299-334) Seoul, Korea: 도서출판 하우Ha-woo Publishing Co. (English version)


• Yu, L., & Suen, H.K.  (2005). Historical and Contemporary Exam-driven Education Fever in China  KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 2 (1), 17-33.

(On other topics)

• Suen, H.K. (2008). Measurement. In N. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology (pp. 641-647). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage .


• Suen, H.K. 孙开键, Lei, P.W. 李佩华, & Zhou, P. 周鹏 (2007). 测量学中古典论与概推度论的比较(A comparison between classical and generalizability theories of measurement).《考试研究》Testing Research, No. 4. China: Tianjin Admission and Examination Authority.


• Suen, H.K. (Хои Суен), & Lei, P.W. (Пуи ВА Лей) (2007). МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ ТЕОРИЙ ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИХ ИЗМЕРЕНИЙ (Classical versus Generalizability theory of measurement). Педагогические Измерения (Educational Measurement), 4, 3-20. (English version) (Русский язык)


• Lei, P.W., Smith, M., & Suen, H.K. (2007). The use of generalizability to estimate data reliability in single subject research. Psychology in the Schools, 44(5), 433-439.


• Bagnato, S.J., Fevola, A., Hawthorne, C., Suen, H., & McKeating-Esterle, E. (2006) The Pennsylvania Early Intervention Outcomes Study (PEIOS): An authentic assessment and program evaluation research and outcomes initiative. Pittsburgh, PA: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UCLID Center at the University of Pittsburgh.


• Suen, H.K. (Хои Суен), & Kim, J.H. (Джуху Ким) (2006). ГЕНЕРАЛИЗАЦИЯ ЗНАЧЕНИЙ ВЫБОРОЧНЫХ КОЭФФИЦИЕНТОВ ВАЛИДНОСТИ ТЕСТОВЫХ РЕЗУЛЬТАТОВ (Validity generalization: Accumulation of criterion-related evidence). Педагогические Измерения (Educational Measurement), 3(2), pp. 3-14. (English version) (Русский язык)


• Yu, L., Lei, P.W., & Suen, H.K. (2006, April). Using a Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Procedure to Detect Differences in Opportunity to Learn (OTL). Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.


• Suen, H.K., Lei, P.W., & Warcholak, N.  (October, 2005) Empirical Bayes estimation of the prevalence of the uninsured by county in the state of Tennessee and analyses of predictive factors.  The PROBE Laboratory, Health Science Center, University of Tennessee at Memphis.


• Yu, L., & Suen, H.K. (2004, April).  Historical and contemporary education fever in China.  Symposium paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA


• Williams, B., Suen, H., Rzasa, S., Heikkila, T., & Pennock-Roman, M.  (2003). Diffusion of U.S. Army chemical weapons disposal technologies: Public perception of technology attributes.  Environmental Planning and Management, 46(4), July 


• Suen, H.K., & French, J.L. (2003). A history of the development of psychological and educational testing. Chapter in C.R. Reynolds & R. Kamphaus (Eds.) Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children, 2nd ed.: Intelligence, Aptitude, and achievement (pp. 3-23). New York: Guilford.  (Full text PDF part 1 and part 2)


• Suen, H.K., & McClellan, S. (2003). Item construction principles and techniques. 名題原理與技術 Chapter in N. Huang (Ed.) 黃能堂 譯 Encyclopedia of vocational and technological education (Vol. 1, pp. 777-798). Taipei: ROC Ministry of Education.(English version) (中文版)


• Kim, J.H., Lee, Y.S., Suen, H.K., & Lee, K.S. (2003). A Delphi study of young children’s readiness in Korea: Challenges and implications for early childhood schooling. Educational Research and Evaluation, 9(4), 345-35


• Williams, B.L., Suen, H.K., Brown, S., Bruhn, R., de Blaquiere, R., & Rzasa, S.E. (2001). A hierarchical linear model of factors associated with public participation among residents living near the U.S. Army's chemical weapons stockpile sites. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 44(1), 41-65


• Suen, H.K., Sonak, B., & Zappe, S. (2001). An impact evaluation of the effects of the TigerNet System of Hollidaysburg Junior High School on student achievement and parent-teacher communication. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University


• Suen, H.K., & Kim, W.S. (2000). Technical report: An impact evaluation of the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit Statewide Standards Network Seminars University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University


• Brickley, D., Schwartz, A.I., & Suen, H.K. (2000, April). Web-based assessment: Validation of electronic portfolios. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.


• Parkes, J.T., Zimmaro, D.M., Zappe, S.M., & Suen, H.K. (2000) Reducing Task-related Variance in Performance Assessment Using Concept Maps. Educational Research and Evaluation, 6(4), 357-378.


• McClure, J.R., Sonak, B., & Suen, H.K. (1999). A concept map assessment of classroom learning: Reliability, validity and logistical practicality. Journal for Research in Science Teaching, 36(4), 475-492.


• Rohrer-Murphy, L., & Suen, H.K. (1999, April). Validating measures of structural knowledge through the Multitrait-multimethod Matrix. Symposium presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada


• Parkes, J.T., Suen, H.K., Zimmaro, D.M., & Zappe, S.M. (1999, April). Structural knowledge as a pre-requisite to valid performance assessment. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Montreal, Canada


• Zimmaro, D, Zappe, S., Parkes, J.T., & Suen, H.K. (1999, April). Validation of concept map as an assessment of structural knowledge. Symposium presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada


• Suen, H.K., & Parkes, J.T. (1996). Challenges and opportunities for student assessment in distance education. Deosnews (Distance Education Online Symposium, an electronic journal) 6(7), file no. 96-00007. also available at http://www.ed.psu.edu/acsde/deos/deosnews/deosnews6_7.asp.
  


• Lu, C.H., & Suen, H.K. (1995). Assessment approaches and cognitive styles. Journal of Educational Measurement, 32(1), 1-17.


• Williams, B.L., Suen, H.K., & Baffi, C. (1993). Randomized response technique in health-related research. International Journal of Health Informatics, 2(3), 8-10.


• Suen, H.K., Lu, C.H., Neisworth, J.T., Bagnato, S. (1993). Measurement of team decision making through generalizability theory. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 11, 120-132.


• Williams, B.L., Suen, H.K., & Baffi, C. (1993). Randomized response with a certainty nonsensitive question. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 16(2), 225-245.


• Tsai, F.J., & Suen, H.K. (1993). A brief report on a comparison of six scoring methods for multiple true-false items. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 53(2), 399-404.


• Suen, H.K. (1992). Significance testing: Necessary but insufficient. Topics in Early Childhood Education, 12(1), 66-81


• Suen, H.K., & Lee, P.S.C. (1991). Constraint optimization: An alternative perspective of IRT parameter estimation. In M. Wilson (Ed.), Objective measurement: Theory into practice (pp. 289-300). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.


• Suen, H.K., Ary, D., & Covalt, W. (1991). Reappraisal of momentary time sampling and partial-interval recording. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24(4), 803-804


• Suen, H.K., Lee, P.S.C., & Owen, S.V. (1990). Effects of autocorrelation on single-subject single-facet cross-design generalizability studies. Behavioral Assessment, 12, 305-315.


• Suen, H.K., Mardell-Czudnowski, C., & Goldenberg, D. (1989). Classification reliability of the DIAL-R preschool screening test. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 49, 673-680.


• Suen, H.K. (1986). On the utility of a post hoc correction procedure for one-zero sampling duration estimates. Primates, 27 (2), 237-244.


• Suen, H.K., Ary, D., & Ary, R. (1986). A note on the relationship among eight indices of interobserver agreement. Behavioral Assessment, 8 (4), 301-303.


• Suen, H.K., & Lee, P.S.C. (1985). Effects of the use of percentage agreement on behavioral observation reliabilities: A reassessment. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 7 (3), 221-234.


• Suen, H.K., & Thurman, A. (1985). A Delphi planning process for an educational opportunity program. Planning and Changing, 16 (1), 35-42.


• Lee, P.S.C., & Suen, H.K. (1984). The estimation of kappa from percentage agreement interobserver reliability. Behavioral Assessment, 6, 375-378.


• Suen, H.K., & Ary, D. (1984). Variables influencing one-zero and instantaneous time sampling outcomes. Primates, 25(1), 89-94.


• Suen, H.K., & Ary, D. (1984). Simplified conversion of percentage agreement to phi. Behavioral Assessment, 6, 283-284.


• Suen, H.K. (1984). A procedure for the derivation of the best estimate when empirical data are unattainable. Evaluation Review, 8 (5), 734-743.


• Suen, H.K. (1983). Alienation and attrition of black college students in a predominantly white campus. Journal of College Student Personnel, 24 (2), 117-121.


• Ary, D., & Suen, H.K. (1983). The use of momentary time sampling to assess both frequency and duration of behavior. Journal of Behavioral Assessment, 5 (2), 143-150.


• Panek, P.E., Wagner, E.E., & Suen, H.K. (1979). Hand test indices of violent and destructive behavior for institutionalized mental retardates. Journal of Personality Assessment, 43 (4), 376-378.

Test reviews

• Suen, H.K. (2005). Review of the Preschool Language Scale 4th edition. In R.A. Spies & B. Blake (eds.). The Sixteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook. (pp. 831-834) Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurement.


• Suen, H.K. (2005). Review of the Verbal Reasoning Tests. In R.A. Spies & B. Blake (eds.). The Sixteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook (pp.1083-1086) Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurement.


• Suen, H.K. (2003). Review of Basic Skills Locater Test. In B. Blake, J.C. Impara, & R.A. Spies (Eds.) The Fifteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook (pp. 105-108). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.


• Suen, H.K. (2003). Review of Developmental Readiness Scale -- Revised. In B. Blake, J.C. Impara, & R.A. Spies (Eds.) The Fifteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook (pp. 307-309). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.


• Suen, H.K. (2001). Review of Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (3rd ed.). In J. Impara & B. Plake (Eds.) The Fourteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.


• Suen, H.K. (2001). Review of Test of Early Language Development (3rd ed.). In J. Impara & B. Plake (Eds.) The Fourteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

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