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Download full textCarrió-Pastor, María Luisa; Martín Marchante, Beatriz – International Journal of English Studies, 2018
The work at hand is part of a wider study the aim of which was to determine what kind of factors influence failures in pragmatic items of an online adaptive placement test taken by a group of 34 Spanish students in their first year at university. A preceding analysis (Carrió & Martín, 2016) showed the type of personal factors, such as lack of…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Test Items, Language Tests, College Freshmen
Direct linkMichelle M. Neumann; Jason L. Anthony; Noé A. Erazo; David L. Neumann – Grantee Submission, 2019
The framework and tools used for classroom assessment can have significant impacts on teacher practices and student achievement. Getting assessment right is an important component in creating positive learning experiences and academic success. Recent government reports (e.g., United States, Australia) call for the development of systems that use…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Futures (of Society), Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Humes, Ann – 1980
Specifying and writing appropriate items for student writing assessments is an exacting task. All too frequently, however, teachers approach this task by reading a skill statement and hurriedly writing a few items with correct answers combined with several distractors. This approach disregards the essentials of isolating a single skill for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Test Construction
Haladyna, Thomas M.; Roid, Gale H. – Educational Technology, 1983
Summarizes item review in the development of criterion-referenced tests, including logical item review, which examines the match between instructional intent and the items; empirical item review, which examines response patterns; traditional item review; and instructional sensitivity of test items. Twenty-eight references are listed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Research, Literature Reviews, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedCarter, Ronald; Long, Michael N. – ELT Journal, 1990
Explores the nature of examination questions in literature in teaching English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL). Three examples of questioning that are said to be more language based and that are suggested as supplements to conventional tests are discussed. These include general comprehension, textual focus, and personal response. (GLR)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Literature Appreciation, Questioning Techniques, Second Language Instruction
Boone, Jerry; And Others – 1988
Literature on race and age differences in college remedial and developmental studies students is surveyed, based on the current literature, including an ERIC search from 1980 to 1988, pertinent professional textbooks, and information provided by publishers. Separate sections on race and age differences are provided, and each section concludes with…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Black Students, College Instruction
