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Download full textBliss, Leonard B. – 1984
A model for the validation of standardized tests of academic achievement upon populations not represented in the samples used to standardize the tests is presented, and the results of a field testing of the model are described. The 1973 editions of the Stanford Achievement Test and the Test of Academic Skills were administered to a sample of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis
Peer reviewedShukla, S. R. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1990
This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Blind Learning Aptitude Test with 193 Indian children (ages 8-15) with visual impairments and the relationship between time to complete and test performance. Results indicated satisfactory validity and reliability and completion rates of 30 to 133 minutes. (DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Mitchell, Karen J.; Anderson, Judith A. – 1987
The Association of American Medical Colleges is conducting research to develop, implement, and evaluate a Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) essay testing program. Essay administration in the spring and fall of 1985 and 1986 suggested that additional research was needed on the development of topics which elicit similar skills and meet standard…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Essay Tests, Estimation (Mathematics), Generalizability Theory
