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Download full textDickinson, Aileen C.; Friedman, Myles I.; Hatch, Charles W.; Jacobs, Jacqueline E.; Nickerson, Amanda B.; Schnepel, Katherine C. – 2002
This Handbook is intended to help educators understand testing, interpret test results, and defend the selection, construction, and use of tests. The Handbook, tailored to the needs of educators, analyzes only tests used by educators. The Handbook contains more than 100 reviews of tests used routinely to make education decisions and assess skills…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission (School), Decision Making, Educational Testing
Kreider, Paul E.; And Others – 1989
The Consortium for Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success in the Community College was established in 1988 to foster programs in support of the teaching and learning process, student retention and success strategies, and institutional effectiveness. Administered at Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) in Oregon, the consortium currently has…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Consortia, Cooperative Planning
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1987
A report on tests used by California undergraduate institutions and by graduate and professional schools is presented by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Information is provided on five tests used by undergraduate colleges: the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the Scholastic…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Admission
McMillan, James H.; Potter, David L. – 1986
Information about student achievement outcomes is presented, and tests for each outcome area are described. The tests are categorized according to knowledge objectives, skill objectives, and intellectual disposition. Knowledge objectives include comprehension of facts and principles within a particular discipline (specialized knowledge) or a broad…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Certification, Cognitive Measurement
