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Collins, Michael A. J. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1986
Ten different methods of using computer administered tests in college level biology are described: evaluation (or posttest), student self-evaluation, student self-remediation, class remediation, individual student remediation, pretesting, identification of problem areas, immediate feedback, group testing, and remote site testing. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Higher Education
Kame'enui, Edward; Simmons, Deborah; Cornachione, Cheri – 2001
This guide is designed to provide teachers and reading tutors with an easy-to-use and practical guide to selecting and using reading assessment tools that (1) provides descriptions of reading assessments for English and Spanish speaking students that can be used to diagnose and identify their reading skills and abilities; (2) helps teachers find…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English, Reading Tests, Spanish Speaking

Kowlowitz, Vicki; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill medical school uses an objective structured clinical examination as the final exam in physical diagnosis. Since 1987, students and evaluators have shown overwhelming acceptance and support of the test, partly because it is structured for teaching as well as assessment. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Schools
Wood, Karen; Algozzine, Bob – Diagnostique, 1990
A format is suggested for testing using free association techniques. In this system, students are given key words or phrases and asked to relate as much relevant information as they can. Scoring techniques, strengths, and weaknesses of such open-ended approaches are discussed, along with possible suggestions for implementation. (PB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems, Response Style (Tests), Teaching Methods

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

Wishart, Jim – New Zealand Journal of Geography, 1989
Explains the new format of the University Entrance and Bursary Examinations for New Zealand. Points out that open-ended questions based on field work carry the same weight as those questions referred to as internal assessment. Concludes that these types of questions allow the teacher to cover a greater range of topics. (GG)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Field Instruction
Lawrence, Barbara J. – 1999
This publication provides a general description, in question-and-answer format, of the 1999 Utah Statewide Testing Program. Under this program, norm-referenced achievement tests are administered to Utah students in grades 5, 8, and 11 under a legislative mandate. The newest edition of the Stanford Achievement Tests, the Stanford 9, was chosen as…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Norm Referenced Tests
Giauque, Gerald S. – 1985
The oral proficiency interview should be administered infrequently, but there are other measures than can be used between interviews to maintain oral proficiency and achievement as the organizing principles of instruction while placing fewer demands on the teacher/tester. One such measure is a semi-direct procedure that has two steps. First,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Audiolingual Skills, Audiotape Recordings, Dictation
Portland Community Coll., OR. – 1985
This module contains resource materials to help vocational education teachers construct effective written tests. (The materials supplement the videotape on "Written Test Construction.") Materials in the packet include guidelines for developing written tests in general and specific guidelines for the five major types of test items, brief…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Item Analysis, Learning Modules, Postsecondary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
This guide to the ninth-grade French test for Alberta students describes the testing program, provides examples of the type of test to be administered in June 1990, and includes an answer key. Information about the testing program includes general objectives, an overview of the program type, students exempted from the test, testing for students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Language Tests
Genesee, Fred; Upshur, John A. – 1996
The guide is designed to assist second language teachers in developing and conducting reliable and valid assessments in their classrooms. A wide range of formal and informal evaluation techniques is discussed, including a number of alternative approaches. An introductory chapter gives an overview of the uses and aims of evaluation and previews the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Dialog Journals
Rubadeau, Duane O.; And Others – 1990
Intended as a guide in the development of a sound evaluation program utilizing both instructor-produced and standardized tests, this booklet presents a practical, understandable rationale for the development and use of both kinds of testing in the educational setting. Section I discusses the functions of measurement, offering a rationale for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Ittzes, Kata – 1987
A Hungarian teacher of English as a foreign language (EFL) chronicles her research on the use of the cloze procedure in her native country's EFL classes. The research began as an effort to convince other teachers of the test format's usefulness, and ultimately led to further study of the factors affecting responses and scoring and the…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
Lewis, Morgan V., Comp.; Martin, Scott, Comp. – 1986
This compendium is designed to assist vocational educators in selecting appropriate testing instruments to measure the learning outcomes of their programs. It presents by occupational area basic information on more than 150 validated measures and lists more than 1,200 additional entries in the Vocational Education Curriculum Materials (VECM)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Study Centers, Databases, Employment Potential, Information Services
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
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