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Bovaird, James A., Ed.; Geisinger, Kurt F., Ed.; Buckendahl, Chad W., Ed. – APA Books, 2011
Educational assessment and, more broadly, educational research in the United States have entered into an era characterized by a dramatic increase in the prevalence and importance of test score use in accountability systems. This volume covers a selection of contemporary issues about testing science and practice that impact the nation's public…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Test Use, Student Placement, Educational Research
Teale, William H.; Rowley, Glenn – 1984
Standardized reading tests and associated issues involved in the teaching of reading skills are discussed, with illustrative examples of reading tests commonly used in Australia. The nature of standardized reading tests is analyzed, and the circumstances under which such tests should be used are outlined. Interpretation of scores from standardized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Item Analysis, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests
Ewoldt, Carolyn – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1987
Standardized reading tests are likely to provide an inaccurate assessment of reading comprehension for deaf students due to the lack of test coaching and test taking skills; item irrelevancy; and the difficulty of test directions. Testing alternatives include parent and teacher observation of students and qualitative evaluations of reading skills…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
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Lazarus, Philip J.; Novoa, Loriana. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Reviews the "Quick-Score Achievement Test" (Q-SAT), an individually administered measure of school achievement for use with students aged 7-18, which has two forms and yields scores for reading, writing, arithmetic, facts, and general achievement. (SKC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Individual Testing, Standardized Tests
Pool, Donald A. – 1987
The paper examines issues, philosophy and guidelines for psychological assessment of the disabled. Focused on are: (1) adjustments in testing procedures and (2) applicability of standard norms with commonly used psychological test instruments for the assessment of ability, interest, and personality. The importance of accurate assessment for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Interest Inventories, Personality Measures
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Popham, W. James – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
Tests producing results that are used to make important decisions about students, schools, and curricula should not be developed locally by teachers. Although district educators at all levels need to become familiar with measurement nuances, the development of high stakes tests is best left to measurement professionals. Includes four references.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, High Stakes Tests, Measurement Objectives
Poteet, James A. – Diagnostique, 1990
A framework is presented for implementing standardized achievement testing. Fundamental concepts and formats of the tests are reviewed, and useful references are listed. Standardized tests are considered and categorized in terms of administration format, functions, validity, and type (cognitive versus noncognitive). Thirteen basic recommendations…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems, Standardized Tests
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Rutala, Paul J.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study investigating possible sex bias, concerning both student and standardized-patient genders, in an objective structured clinical examination found that neither men nor women were afforded an advantage by patient or test location. However, women's scores on tests administered by females were higher than corresponding men's scores. (MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients, Professional Education
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Colliver, Jerry A.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study investigated the performance of 6 successive medical school classes on 80 standardized-patient case examinations, looking for effects of student or standardized-patient gender on scores. Results showed no interaction of any practical consequence. Cases with gender-related concern (e.g., breast problems) also did not differentiate between…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients, Physical Examinations
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Sikora, Darryn M.; Plapinger, Donald S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
The use of standardized psychoeducational diagnostic instruments to identify learning disabilities was evaluated with 19 students (ages 7 to 13) with sensorineural hearing impairments. Students with hearing impairment were found to demonstrate learning disabilities with a frequency similar to that found in students with normal hearing, suggesting…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification, Elementary Education
Kubota, Mel; Connell, Anne – College Board Review, 1992
The processes used in developing the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) to eliminate cultural bias while still measuring skills related to academic success are described, including test item writing, pretesting, and validation. Test items from 1908, 1927, 1947, and 1980 tests illustrate the evolution of the examinations. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Higher Education
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Colliver, Jerry A.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study assessed the feasibility of sequential testing of medical students using standardized patients. Sequential testing passes students who score well on the first segment of the test thus eliminating additional student-standardized patient encounters. Subjects were six classes of Southern Illinois University students (n=404). Results strongly…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients
Conyers, John G.; And Others – 1984
Research on the lack of correlation between standardized tests and school district goals has suggested that district goals might be better met by supplementing standardized tests with district-made criterion-referenced testing systems. This article reports on the development of such a system, the Academic Learning Progress Assessment System…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
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Holden, Constance – Science, 1989
The issue of interpretation of standard test scores of minorities is discussed. The history of the issue is reviewed. The National Academy of Science's decision to reinterpret the scores of minorities is summarized. (YP)
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Predictor Variables, Psychometrics, Racial Bias
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Baker, Harold – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Suggested are ways to improve the SAT and its face validity. Suggestions include greater emphasis on more-realistic problems, inclusion of realistic percent problems, modification of the multiple-choice format, and the use of the National Council of Mathematics "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards" as a guide to construct the test. (MDH)
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests
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