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Lange, Bob – Journal of Reading, 1981
Reviews materials in the ERIC data base that can be used to teach students test-wiseness skills such as cue- using strategies, time using, error avoidance, guessing, deductive reasoning, answering analogies, and answering multiple choice questions. (MKM)
Descriptors: Achievement, Guessing (Tests), Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods
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Kolstad, Rosemarie K.; Kolstad, Robert A. – Clearing House, 1982
Argues that multiple choice tests can be effective only if the items are written in a format suitable for testing the mastery of specific instructional objectives. Proposes the use of nonrestrictive test items and cites examples of such items. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Construction, Test Format
Hartman, Rhona C.; Redden, Martha Ross – 1985
The fact sheet focuses on considerations when testing adaptations are needed, provides some facts about disability, and identifies a variety of adaptations of testing procedures which have been developed and successfully used in schools, vocational training programs, and on college campuses. Testing adaptations are discussed in terms of disability…
Descriptors: College Students, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Ellington, Henry – 1987
The second of three sequels to the booklet "Student Assessment," this booklet begins by describing and giving examples of three different forms that short-answer questions can take: (1) completion items; (2) unique-answer questions; and (3) open short-answer questions. Guidelines are then provided for deciding which type of question to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Questioning Techniques
Wood, Karen; Algozzine, Bob – Diagnostique, 1990
A format is suggested for testing using free association techniques. In this system, students are given key words or phrases and asked to relate as much relevant information as they can. Scoring techniques, strengths, and weaknesses of such open-ended approaches are discussed, along with possible suggestions for implementation. (PB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems, Response Style (Tests), Teaching Methods
Ellington, Henry – 1987
Intended to provide a broad introduction to the subject of student assessment, this booklet begins by discussing the role of assessment in any systematic approach to course or curriculum design and explains the difference between assessment and evaluation. Four basic features of a good student assessment procedure are then discussed, i.e.,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Ellington, Henry – 1987
The first of three sequels to the booklet "Student Assessment," this booklet begins by describing and providing examples of four different forms that objective questions can take: (1) conventional multiple choice questions; (2) true/false questions; (3) assertion/reason items; and (4) matching items. Guidance is offered on how to decide which type…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Objective Tests
Ellington, Henry – 1987
The third of three sequels to the booklet "Student Assessment," this booklet begins by describing and giving examples of three forms that essay-type questions can take: (1) unstructured-essay questions; (2) structured-essay questions; and (3) short-notes questions. Guidelines are then provided for deciding which type of question to use in a given…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation
Gonzalez-Pino, Barbara – 1987
Testing guidelines based on teachers' experience and on a review of literature concerning approaches to the testing of oral second language skills, are presented in this paper. Considerations in developing the test included coordination with the syllabus, choice of format, grading, and administration. Suggestions are offered from the practices of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Grading, Language Tests, Oral Language
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Taymans, Juliana M. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
Two self-administered, self-scored, and self-interpreted career interest inventories used by adolescents and adults are described, the Self-Directed Search and its Form Easy, an adaptation for poor readers. The paper discusses test components, subtests, and theory; gender issues; interpretation; appropriateness; coding discrepancies; and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Choice, Career Guidance
Condelli, Larry; Baker, Holly – 2002
This paper summarizes the standardized procedures and psychometric standards states must follow in developing performance-based assessment. The National Reporting System (NRS), which serves as the accountability system for federally funded adult education and literacy programs, requires that states have their local programs assess educational gain…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education