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Zheng, Ying; Cheng, Liying; Klinger, Don A. – TESL Canada Journal, 2007
Large scale testing in English affects second-language students not only greatly but also differently than first-language learners. The research literature reports that confounding factors in such large-scale testing such as varying test formats may differentially affect the performance of students from diverse backgrounds. An investigation of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Test Format, Educational Testing
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1987
This bulletin provides general information about the achievement testing program and a description of the grade three achievement test. The general information section elaborates on the aspects of the test which involve: (1) the test's purpose; (2) the nature of the test; (3) exemptions from the test; and (4) information concerning students…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Course Content, Course Objectives, Educational Testing
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1987
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information to teachers and students about the 1988 Social Studies 30 Diploma Examination. The bulletin includes: (1) a description of the examination; (2) an outline of the objectives to be tested; (3) charts illustrating both the multiple-choice and written-response sections of the examination; (4) the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries
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Barnett-Foster, Debora; Nagy, Philip – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1995
Analysis of response strategies employed by 261 undergraduate chemistry students when answering multiple-choice and stem-equivalent constructed-response questions revealed no significant differences in types of solution strategies or types of errors across test format. However, analysis of student oral reports revealed a higher frequency of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Constructed Response, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Varnhagen, Stanley; Calder, Peter W. – 1985
The Microcomputer Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) was designed to broaden the use of microcomputers in student testing, for elementary and secondary school use, and for a variety of test item formats. MDTP was designed to administer tests, to allow teachers to create or revise tests, to print out test forms when desired, to score tests, to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education