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Watson, Kittie W.; Barker, Larry L. – 1985
An overview of listening tests and a description of the Watson-Barker Listening Test are presented in this paper. Topics covered include the readability and validity of listening tests; listening test administration; listening test criteria; creation of the Watson-Barker Listening Test; development, validation, and proper administration of this…
Descriptors: Adults, Listening Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills
Download full textRoberts, Charles V. – 1985
Noting that the attention of the speech communication discipline to listening skills does not mirror the apparent importance of such skills, this paper examines five listening assessment tests--focusing on the strengths, weaknesses, procedural problems, and conceptualizations of each--that potential users should be aware of before selecting any…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills, Research Problems
McLarty, Joyce R.; And Others – 1996
The Work Keys (trademark) system of the American College Testing program has combined assessments of listening and writing into a single test administration. The Listening and Writing assessment uses independent scorings of the examinee's written responses to audiotaped prompts to assess both listening and writing skills separately. This paper…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, High School Students, High Schools, Listening Comprehension Tests
Rohs, F. Richard; Howell, James T. – 1989
The listening skills component of the Interpersonal Skills Training Program for staff of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service was evaluated. Such services can help individuals and client families explore alternatives and develop resources for coping with crises. An instrument developed by J. E. Jones and L. Mohr (1986) was used…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Extension Agents
Bridgeman, Brent; Harvey, Anne – 1998
The English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) is a multiple-choice examination that is designed to assess the test taker's ability to use English in day-to-day interactions involving listening and reading. It is intended primarily as an admissions and placement test for college students with English as a second language. The ELPT consists of…
Descriptors: College Students, Concurrent Validity, English (Second Language), Grade Point Average
Vansickle, Timothy R. – 1992
The scaling of a new assessment is a significant undertaking. The scaling of a new assessment designed as a multiple-level, criterion-referenced assessment is even more so. A Guttman approach to scaling was used with the Work Keys selected-response assessments, Reading for Information and Applied Mathematics. Assessments in development in the Work…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Employment Qualifications, High School Students, High Schools
