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Peer reviewedHarris, Deborah J.; Kolen, Michael J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1988
Three methods of estimating point-biserial correlation coefficient standard errors were compared: (1) assuming normality; (2) not assuming normality; and (3) bootstrapping. Although errors estimated assuming normality were biased, such estimates were less variable and easier to compute, suggesting that this might be the method of choice in some…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics), Item Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Download full textReese, Lynda M.; Schnipke, Deborah L.; Luebke, Stephen W. – 1999
Most large-scale testing programs facing computerized adaptive testing (CAT) must face the challenge of maintaining extensive content requirements, but content constraints in computerized adaptive testing (CAT) can compromise the precision and efficiency that could be achieved by a pure maximum information adaptive testing algorithm. This…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Simulation
Peer reviewedSmith, S. Mae – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1979
This study provides data from 11 adult correctional institutions on the percentage of residents who took standardized tests--educational, intelligence, vocational, and psychological tests--over a one-year period. Many individual differences in institutions are noted. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correctional Institutions, Criminals, Psychological Testing
Peer reviewedGuskey, Thomas R.; Kifer, Edward W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
How state educational authorities in Kentucky use statewide test data to rank the state's 178 school districts was studied, using data from the "Kentucky Essential Skills Test: Statewide Testing Results" (1987). The methods used, means of refining those methods, the fairness/accuracy/validity of resulting interpretations, and problems…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Effectiveness, State Programs, Test Results
GED Testing Service, 2007
The 2006 GED[R] Testing Program Statistical Report is the 49th annual report in the program's 65-year history of providing a second opportunity to adults without a high school diploma to earn their jurisdiction's General Educational Development (GED) credential, and, as a result, advance their educational, personal, and professional aspirations.…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Development, High Schools, Testing Programs
Erwin, T. Dary; And Others – 1985
This paper briefly summarizes the findings from a national survey for the Measurement Services Association (MSA) of testing and measurement offices regarding their organizational characteristics and their activities and services. Questionnaires were mailed to all testing offices (n=146) at colleges and universities on the MSA Newsletter mailing…
Descriptors: Colleges, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, National Surveys
Porter, Andrew C. – American Education, 1983
The amount of testing in U.S. schools is substantial. A strong testing program is seen as one of the major factors in effective schools. The authority of a testing program can be enhanced by teacher involvement, specialists' endorsement, formal adoption by a school, and promotion by a principal. (NJ)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, School Effectiveness, Standardized Tests
Peer reviewedJenkins, John H. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1990
Presents results from a national survey of two-year colleges regarding placement practices for calculus. High school records were the most important factor, followed by placement test results and college entrance examination scores. (DMM)
Descriptors: Calculus, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Student Placement
Peer reviewedMabry, Linda; Poole, Jayne; Redmond, Linda; Schultz, Angelia – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2003
Studied the beliefs and practices of 31 teachers about classroom assessment and the Washington state assessment program. Data reveal teachers' preferences for multiple assessments, their objections to the state test for certain groups of students, and their preferences for specialized assessments respectful of student circumstances and readiness.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Teacher Attitudes
Frierson, Henry T. Jr.; Hoban, Dennis – 1986
The association of anxiety and medical students' performance on the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Part I Examination was investigated. The Debilitating Anxiety Scale was completed by 62 second-year medical students before taking the NBME Examination. Debilitating test anxiety has been described as anxiety that interferes with test…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Higher Education, Medical Students, Scores
Belcher, Marcia – 1985
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to determine if there was a relationship between students' performance in a general mathematics course, MGF 1113, and their performance on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) computation section. The study investigated the relationship between grades in MGF 1113 and CLAST…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Grades (Scholastic), Predictor Variables
Tarver, Linda K.; And Others – 1980
The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the performance of Louisiana's potential teachers on the Common Examinations of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE). Scores from 1352 examinees who took the Common Examinations of the NTE in February, 1979, were analyzed. The performance of Louisiana's potential teachers compares favorably…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Difficulty Level, Scores, State Standards
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1976
This report was requested by the Lunenburg, Massachusetts Public Schools through the Merrimack Education Center. Under the agreement with the Center, the consultant, with the assistance of several associates, evaluated the statewide program in the town of Lunenburg. Objectives were to determine the system's total evaluation needs from an…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Needs, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedHeiss, George D. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1985
Interviewed testing coordinators in 20 New Jersey public schools to identify and describe current practices and problems in testing program content, planning, and participation; test selection and scheduling; preparation of test administrators and test takers; and test scoring, recording, and reporting. (JAC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Mulvenon, Sean W.; Connors, Joanie V.; Lenares, Denise – 2001
The marked increases in standardized achievement testing have raised concerns of the educational community regarding the value of standardized testing programs and their potentially harmful effect on students. This study incorporated student perceptions and their views of standardized testing and combined this information with their performance on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades
