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Houser, Ronald L.; And Others – 1983
This report describes a procedure that promises to improve the stability, accuracy, and efficiency of the employment of latent trait models and an application of the procedure to the Rasch model. Data were collected from the Portland Public Schools Level Tests administered to 25,740 students. Since each of the 173 items (chosen from the total…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Testing, Item Banks, Latent Trait Theory
Peer reviewedMcKenzie, Danny L.; Padilla, Michael J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Reports efforts and results associated with the development and validation of a test of graphing skills for grade seven through twelve science students. Concludes that the Test of Graphing in Science (TOGS) is a valid and reliable instrument. Also discusses TOGS value to the teacher and educational researcher. (ML)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Process Education, Science Education, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedNelson, Larry R. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
The author argues that scoring, reporting, and deriving final grades can be considerably assisted by using a computer. He also contends that the savings in time and the computer database formed will allow instructors to determine test quality and reflect on the quality of instruction. (BW)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Objectives, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Testing
Ernest, Patricia S.; And Others – 1986
These papers were presented as a symposium on the revision of the general education program at the University of Montevallo (UM) in Alabama. The first paper, "Introduction to Evaluation of General Education at the University of Montevallo," by Patricia S. Ernest and Elizabeth H. Rodgers, describes the core curriculum study and the 13…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation
