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Rodriguez, Harold V. – Engineering Education, 1989
Reports that 26 of 199 responding colleges require the Fundamentals of Engineering examination. States that of the 26, 16 require it to be taken college-wide and 3 require the student to pass. It was estimated that fewer than half of all graduating engineering students take the exam. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Testing, Engineering, Engineering Education
Cipfl, Joseph J. – 1984
This speech presents instructional evaluation techniques currently used in Belleville, Illinois. These are based on two criteria: (1) community opinion, and (2) performance level of students. To discover community opinions, needs, priorities, and levels of support, questionnaires are distributed, presenting a series of curricular goals and…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment
Campbell, Clifton P. – 1986
This guide explains the benefits of and procedures for constructing and administering criterion-referenced performance tests in vocational education programs. Addressed in the individual sections are the following topics: the rationale for using task performance measures in vocational education; the predictive validity and physical fidelity of…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Performance Tests
Download full textArmour-Thomas, Eleanor – 1986
The use of standardized tests and test data to detect and address differences in cognitive styles is advocated here. To this end, the paper describes the componential theory of intelligence addressed by Sternberg et. al. This theory defines the components of intelligence by function and level of generality, including: (1) metacomponents: higher…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1991
This packet contains a manual and a workbook for developing performance tests in vocational education. The manual gives an in-depth description of how to develop, score, and use performance tests. It includes the following sections: definitions of performance testing, steps in developing a performance test, selecting a performance development…
Descriptors: Interrater Reliability, Performance Tests, Postsecondary Education, Scoring
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. – 1983
This volume contains the initial draft of a model for assessing students in vocational education programs in Georgia. Addressed in the first section of the draft are some of the components that are believed to be critical in the development of a model for assessing vocational student achievement, including selecting a program for use in developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Guidelines
Flanagan, Malcolm; And Others – 1986
This manual is intended to assist assessment and teaching personnel in assessing and developing instructional plans for special needs students from early school to independent living and employment. It contains 10 chapters. The following topics are discussed in the first nine chapters: the purpose of career assessment; ethical issues…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Career Planning, Cognitive Tests
