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Peer reviewedCliff, Norman; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
Monte Carlo research with TAILOR, a program using implied orders as a basis for tailored testing, is reported. TAILOR typically required about half the available items to estimate, for each simulated examinee, the responses on the remainder. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Programs, Item Sampling, Nonparametric Statistics
Powills, Judith A.; And Others – 1979
Language arts teachers participated in an inservice program, The Writer's Clinic, and evaluated their students' improvement in writing ability using holistic essay scoring techniques. Seventh and eighth grade students were administered an essay composition pretest in December; the same essay topic was given as the post test in May. Students were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cost Effectiveness, Essay Tests, Essays
