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Dolzhikova, Anzhela V.; Moseikina, Marina N.; Vladimirsky, Irena – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Considering the fact that starting from January 1, 2015 the complex exam is introduced for the first time in the Russian Federation for the foreign citizens, who apply for obtaining the employment and residence permits, this article reveals the educational policy strategy on this category of foreigners. This policy is considered within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Foreign Students, Sociocultural Patterns
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Taskinen, Päivi H.; Steimel, Jochen; Gräfe, Linda; Engell, Sebastian; Frey, Andreas – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
This study examined students' competencies in engineering education at the university level. First, we developed a competency model in one specific field of engineering: process dynamics and control. Then, the theoretical model was used as a frame to construct test items to measure students' competencies comprehensively. In the empirical…
Descriptors: Models, Engineering Education, Test Items, Outcome Measures
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Tallmadge, G. Kasten – Evaluation Review, 1982
Correction for guessing does not fulfill its intended function when test takers who have nothing to gain from scoring will respond randomly when they could have answered correctly had they tried. Raw scores underestimate abilities. If random guessing is more prevalent in the control group, correction for guessing inflates treatment effects.…
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Research Methodology, Research Problems, Responses
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Raju, Nambury S. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
Rajaratnam, Cronbach and Gleser's generalizability formula for stratified-parallel tests and Raju's coefficient beta are generalized to estimate the reliability of a composite of criterion-referenced tests, where the parts have different cutting scores. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Mathematical Formulas, Scoring Formulas
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Spencer, Ernest – Scottish Educational Review, 1981
Using data from the SCRE Criterion Test composition papers, the author tests the hypothesis that the bulk of inter-marker unreliability is caused by inter-marker inconsistency--which is not correctable statistically. He suggests that a shift to "consensus" standards will realize greater improvements than statistical standardizing alone.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, English Instruction, Essay Tests, Reliability
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Hocevar, Dennis – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1979
The Alternate Uses test was administered to 60 college students to measure originality; scores were based on subjective judgment, statistical infrequency, and random numbers. Findings indicated that either new scoring methods or statistical methods for controlling ideational fluency should be developed. (MH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Evaluation Criteria
Tsujimoto, Richard N.; Berger, Dale E. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1988
Two criteria are discussed for determining cutting scores on a predictor variable for identifying cases of likely child abuse--utility maximizing and error minimizing. Utility maximizing is the preferable criterion, as it optimizes the balance between the costs of incorrect decisions and the benefits of correct decisions. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Cost Effectiveness, Cutting Scores, Error of Measurement
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Frary, Robert B.; Hutchinson, T.P. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
Alternate versions of Hutchinson's theory were compared, and one which implies the existence of partial knowledge was found to be better than one which implies that an appropriate measure of ability is obtained by applying the conventional correction for guessing. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Latent Trait Theory, Multiple Choice Tests, Scoring Formulas
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Bliss, Leonard B. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1980
A mathematics achievement test with instructions to avoid guessing wildly was given to 168 elementary school pupils who were later asked to complete all the questions using a differently colored pencil. Results showed examinees, particularly the more able students, tend to omit too many items. (CTM)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Guessing (Tests), Intermediate Grades, Multiple Choice Tests
van der Linden, Wim J. – Evaluation in Education: International Progress, 1982
In mastery testing a linear relationship between an optimal passing score and test length is presented with a new optimization criterion. The usual indifference zone approach, a binomial error model, decision errors, and corrections for guessing are discussed. Related results in sequential testing and the latent class approach are included. (CM)
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Testing, Mastery Tests, Mathematical Models
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Wilcox, Rand R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1982
A closed sequential procedure for estimating true score is proposed for use with answer-until-correct tests. The accuracy of determining true score is the same as in conventional sequential solutions, but the possibility of using an unnecessarily large number of items is eliminated. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Answer Sheets, Guessing (Tests), Item Banks, Measurement Techniques
Echternacht, Gary; Plas, Jeanne M. – NCME, 1977
While most school districts believe they understand grade equivalent scores, teachers, parents, and measurement specialists frequently misinterpret this apparently simple statistical expression. Echternacht's article describes the construction, application, and interpretation of grade equivalent scores from the test publisher's perspective.…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores
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Sackett, Paul R.; Wilk, Steffanie L. – American Psychologist, 1994
Reviews the literature on subgroup norming in testing and examines several types of score-adjustment methods. The authors discuss social and policy perspectives as well as the scientific and theoretical underpinnings of score adjustment. (GLR)
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Literature Reviews
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Gottfredson, Linda S. – American Psychologist, 1994
Focuses on score adjustment by racial or ethnic group (race norming) in employment testing, and provides a history of the original controversy. The author analyzes race-based adjustments in test scores and discusses how personnel-selection science is being compromised in an effort to reconcile contradictory legal demands. (GLR)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)