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Peer reviewedMatalene, Carolyn B. – College English, 1982
Reports on the development and testing of the Revision and Editing Test. Presents the test and its answer key in an appendix. (RL)
Descriptors: College English, Editing, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDowning, Steven M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1992
Research on true-false (TF), multiple-choice, and alternate-choice (AC) tests is reviewed, discussing strengths, weaknesses, and the usefulness in classroom and large-scale testing of each. Recommendations are made for improving use of AC items to overcome some of the problems associated with TF items. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests
Download full textHambleton, Ronald K.; Murphy, Edward – 1991
Authentic measurement has become an important topic recently in educational testing. Advocates of authentic measurement feel that objective tests, multiple-choice tests in particular, cannot meet the demands required of today's tests and should be replaced by tests that can be closely matched to instruction and can assess higher-order cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedHambleton, Ronald K.; Murphy, Edward – Applied Measurement in Education, 1992
The validity of several criticisms of objective tests is addressed, and the viability of some alternatives to objective testing is discussed. Evidence against multiple-choice tests is not as strong as has been claimed. Authentic assessments may not always be better, and research about new forms of assessment is necessary. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Literature Reviews, Measurement Techniques
Butler, Erik Payne; Bailis, Lawrence Neil – 1989
The roles of assessment and testing within public employment and training programs supported by the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (JTPA) were examined through a review of the literature and two surveys of the JTPA system. In 1987, the Center for Remediation Design and the Center for Human Resources (CHS) at Brandeis University in Waltham…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment
Anderson, Scarvia B. – 1981
This paper summarizes some of the issues involved in educational testing. First, it describes four of the fundamental characteristics of tests: whether they are measures of aptitude or achievement, whether they require students to produce or just recognize the best answer, whether they are interpreted in relationship to the scores of other…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Essay Tests
Zorn, Jeffrey L. – 1983
Although by traditional measures of test validity, the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is not culture biased, it, along with the English Composition Test and the Test of Standard Written English, reinforces a narrow view of academic excellence that excludes culturally different youths. Designed to prevent admission errors, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests
