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Download full textNewkirk, Thomas – 1977
The validity of current standardized competency tests for writing is in doubt as is the need for such testing at all. Some tests, especially those requiring little writing, may not be testing what they purport to test (content validity). Instructional validity (testing what has actually been taught) raises the issue that what is being tested is…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Standardized Tests, Test Bias, Test Interpretation
Farrell, Edmund J. – 1971
Conclusions from an examination of the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress indicate that it furnishes little help for those involved in the publication of composition textbooks. Four main difficulties in making inferences from the Assessment data on writing are (1) it is not clear why individuals perform as well or as poorly…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Research, Evaluation, Test Interpretation
