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Download full textStohlman, Trey – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
A good assessment plan combines many direct and indirect measures to validate the collected data. One often controversial assessment measure comes in the form of retention exams. Although assessment retention exams may come with faults, others advocate for their inclusion in program assessment. Objective-based tests may offer insight to…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Retention (Psychology), Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Reed, Rodney J. – 1987
This report presents the results of a survey of Louisiana and North Carolina college students and education officials to ascertain their perceptions regarding the use of minimum competency testing programs and to determine the effects of such programs on black students. Questionnaire and interview data were collected between September 1985 and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations
White, Edward M. – 1976
The third administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short preface, the first…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
White, Edward M. – 1977
The fourth administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short index of previous…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
White, Edward M. – 1977
The fifth administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short index of previous…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
White, Edward M. – 1979
The sixth administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a preface and short index of previous volumes, the first section of the report contains a…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
White, Edward M. – 1980
The seventh administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a preface and short index…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
White, Edward M. – 1982
The eighth and ninth administrations of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, are analyzed in this report. After a preface and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
Varnhagen, Stanley; Calder, Peter W. – 1985
The Microcomputer Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) was designed to broaden the use of microcomputers in student testing, for elementary and secondary school use, and for a variety of test item formats. MDTP was designed to administer tests, to allow teachers to create or revise tests, to print out test forms when desired, to score tests, to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Cieutat, V. J.; And Others – 1968
Plans for the development of The East African Examinations Council (EAEC) are outlined and the feasibility of long-range technical assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) is discussed. The EAEC was established in 1967 by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Its purpose is to conduct within East Africa the academic, technical,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Data Analysis, Developing Nations
Murchan, Damian P. – 1989
The reliability, content validity, and construct validity were compared for two test formats in a public examination used to assess a secondary school geography course. The 11-item geography portion of the Intermediate Certificate Examination (essay examination) was administered in June 1987 to 400 secondary school students in Ireland who also…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Content Validity
