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Chittenden, Edward; Meier, Deborah – Curriculum Review, 1985
Presents recommendations for improved testing practices in science based on an examination of contemporary assessment literature and interviews with educators. The recommendations address test format, teacher involvement in all steps of the testing process, and use of sampling strategies and computer technology. (MBR)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Trends, Elementary Education

Ward, Marjorie E.; Genshaft, Judy – Exceptional Children, 1983
Suggestions and recommendations are made for using the Perkins-Binet Tests of Intelligence for the Blind for low vision and blind children. Suggestions cover such aspects as organization and preparation prior to administration and scoring. (CL)
Descriptors: Blindness, Intelligence Tests, Partial Vision, Testing

English Journal, 1990
Presents responses of eight teachers concerning the effects of mandated testing. Describes how the teachers cope with the problems raised by mandated tests. (RS)
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Teacher Response, Test Use

Gifford, Charles S. – Social Science Record, 1987
Identifies general and specific skills for taking tests. Contends that students who use effective general test-taking skills improve their performance on standardized tests. (JDH)
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Standardized Tests

Vockell, Edward L.; Hall, Jane – Social Studies, 1989
Examines the ways in which computers can assist teachers in developing good tests. Describes the program TESTWORKS in detail and provides charts comparing this program with 11 others in the areas of price, type of questions generated, computer functions, and the usefulness of each. Discusses the use of word processors and databases. (KO)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education

Long, Lynette – Arithmetic Teacher, 1982
Basic rules of test construction are detailed to provide teachers with ways to improve the validity and reliability of teacher-made tests and worksheets. Designing the test, writing the items, and scoring the test are each discussed. The critical need for good instruments is promoted. (MP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction

Pactor, H. Sidney; And Others – Journalism Educator, 1990
Discusses student cheating on examinations and research/term paper assignments. Offers methods and techniques to prevent or minimize cheating. (SR)
Descriptors: Cheating, College Students, Educational Testing, Higher Education

Burtelow, Joan D. – English Journal, 1987
Compares instructions for taking a ninth-grade achievement test to the reality of the conditions in which the test was actually taken. (NKA)
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Classroom Environment, Grade 9
Nelson, Jacqueline – 1986
Inclusion of oral exams as a regular part of the school-based testing program has the advantages of providing motivation to learn oral skills, oral testing experience, additional opportunities for students to perform well, and improved relationships with students. However, logistical problems can be substantial. Adequate time for and efficient…
Descriptors: Examiners, Interviews, Language Tests, Learning Motivation
Gadell, Michael – Lifelong Learning, 1989
Suggestions are made regarding ways teachers can help adult learners reduce their test anxiety. These general comments apply to content-oriented courses and may have some general applicability to all testing situations. The suggestions include clearly characterizing the test prior to its administration, planning for last-minute questions on test…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques

Whiteley, Peter – Science Education International, 2000
Outlines and analyzes developments and issues in public examinations in the Caribbean region at the secondary school level. Focuses on the contribution of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). Discusses the CXC syllabi and examinations for biology, chemistry, and physics. (Contains 18 references.) (ASK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Secondary Education, Testing Problems

Talmir, Pinchas – Biochemical Education, 1991
Describes how multiple-choice items can be designed and used as an effective diagnostic tool by avoiding their pitfalls and by taking advantage of their potential benefits. The following issues are discussed: correct' versus best answers; construction of diagnostic multiple-choice items; the problem of guessing; the use of justifications of…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Educational Research, Evaluation, Higher Education

James, Marianne L. – Business Education Forum, 2003
Reviews common errors in accounting tests that students commit resulting from deficiencies in fundamental prior knowledge, ineffective test taking, and inattention to detail and provides solutions to the problems. (JOW)
Descriptors: Accounting, Teaching Methods, Test Coaching, Test Wiseness

Chastain, Kenneth D. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This article suggests criteria for evaluating listening comprehension tests. The weaknesses of typical test items are discussed and suggestions for new types of items are given. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Item Analysis, Language Instruction
Brown, Dean R.; And Others – 1983
The four chapters in this resource book provide general considerations for the development of teacher-made achievement tests in science for students with visual, hearing, and/or orthopedic impairments. Chapter 1 focuses on changes in classroom testing by considering the testing of handicapped students, norm-referenced versus criterion-referenced…
Descriptors: College Science, Hearing Impairments, Higher Education, Physical Disabilities