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Robertson, Gary J. – 1989
The development of procedures by which test publishers can screen individual purchasers to minimize the possibility of test misuse is described. The Test User Qualifications Working Group (TUQWoG), an outgrowth of the Joint Committee on Testing Practices, was formed to address the prevention of test misuse through improved methods of screening…
Descriptors: Examiners, Experimenter Characteristics, Measurement Techniques, Qualifications
Peer reviewedNevo, Baruch; Sfez, Janet – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1985
The use of a questionnaire to learn of student reactions to their own test behavior, perceived test characteristics, and several aspects of the testing situation for a university psychometric entrance examination is analyzed, and other practical applications of such tests are considered. The questionnaire is included. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
Download full textArizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 2000
This addendum was created to reflect the recommendations of the Mathematics Task Force that met in Arizona to make recommendations to the state Board of Education. The Mathematics Task Force recommended that a core curriculum be identified in the Mathematics Proficiency Standards that would be required of all high school students beginning in the…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Mathematics, Measurement Techniques
Osborne, Francis; And Others – 1995
The purpose of the present study was to assess the use of multiple intelligence assessment instruments as predictor measurements of achievement. The sample included 51 male and female students enrolled in two sections of an introductory psychology course. They were asked to complete the Multiple Intelligences Challenge (MIC) and the Self…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Educational Assessment, Grades (Scholastic)
Peer reviewedHills, John R. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
A quiz is presented that may call the attention of school personnel to regression effects in educational measurement, and clarify the meaning of statistical regression for educators in schools. Ten questions and their answers explore regression in the contexts of classroom testing, grading, and performance assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grading
Cornwell, Steve; McKay, Tonia – 1999
A study investigated the utility of a measure for assessing the writing apprehension of Japanese students of English as a second language. The Daly-Miller questionnaire, designed to measure writing apprehension, was translated into Japanese and administered to 687 first- and second-year students of English at a Japanese junior college. Results…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High Schools, Higher Education
Hansen, Joe B.; Hathaway, Walter E. – 1991
Information was gathered to determine the extent to which more authentic education assessments, including whole language assessments, are being implemented, and to identify which organizations conduct authentic education assessments. Materials used by the surveyed organizations were collected and catalogued into a compendium of authentic…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Richards, Llyn, Ed.; Croft, Cedric, Ed. – 1989
This package contains articles in three general areas: items covering measurement topics; brief and practical guides on measurement techniques; and professional reading on broader assessment issues. The purpose of these publications by "Set" is to provide research information to teachers. The initial article, "Overview of Issues in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Anthologies, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Ziomek, Robert, Ed.; Wolmut, Peter, Ed. – 1989
The papers in this collection reflect topics of major interest to members of the measurement and testing communities. Symposium 1, "Beyond the Wall Chart: Indicators and School Ranking," includes the following papers: (1) "What Our 17-Year-Olds Know: One District's Assessment" (L. D. Wilkinson and D. L. Galindo); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Day Care
National Assessment Governing Board, Washington, DC. – 1990
The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) is responsible for improving the form and use of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAGB is beginning to define achievement levels to state clearly what students should know and be able to do at key grades in school. This report creates a policy framework, definitions, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment
