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Download full textRubin, Lois S.; Mott, David E. W. – 1984
An investigation of the effect on the difficulty value of an item due to position placement within a test was made. Using a 60-item operational test comprised of 5 subtests, 60 items were placed as experimental items on a number of spiralled test forms in three different positions (first, middle, last) within the subtest composed of like items.…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Item Analysis, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Tests
Peer reviewedNickerson, Raymond S. – Educational Researcher, 1989
Discusses issues involved in the construction, validity, and use of tests that evaluate educational progress, especially those that assess higher-order cognitive functioning. Reviews the four articles in this special issue. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Wilson, Ann Jarvella – 1986
The purpose of this paper, which is drawn from a larger analytic history of the National Teacher Evaluation (NTE) program, is to investigate issues of validity within the context of the program's 50-year history. Three major findings emerge from historical considerations relating to: (1) the continuity of test content and justification over the…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Competency Based Teacher Education, Court Litigation
