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Download full textNaccarato, Richard W. – 1988
Guidelines for use by school practitioners in assessing students' motivation to learn are presented. Most of the instruments reviewed and literature discussed pertain primarily to the academic motivation and achievement of students in kindergarten through grade 12. Most are paper-and-pencil, self-report, group-administered measures that can be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation
Walker, Clinton B; And Others – 1979
The bulk of this document consists of reviews of over 60 criterion-referenced tests, most of which are used to test elementary or secondary-level achievement in the basic skills. For each test review, the following information is given: description of test, price, field test data, administration, scoring, and other comments. The tests are rated…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests
Dotseth, Margaret; And Others – 1978
As part of the development of a collection of criterion-referenced test reviews, a survey was conducted to determine the information needs of educators who select tests. Three aspects of test selection were emphasized: (1) factors affecting choices among available tests; (2) consumers' knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about criterion referenced…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Needs
Arter, Judith A.; Salmon, Jennifer R. – 1987
Information necessary for informed use by practitioners of higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) tests is presented. Assessment instruments that (1) have as a basic assumption that thinking skills can be taught; (2) provide information that can be useful for instructional planning related to complex thought processes; and (3) have content that is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Critical Thinking, Decision Making Skills, Educational Assessment
Baker, Michele C.; And Others – 1993
In 1992, the Leon County School District in Tallahassee (Florida) began a review process to select a new norm-referenced test. The selection process was efficient and functional, and may be of interest to other school districts. Consideration was given to a variety of sources through the following process steps: (1) establish the norm-referenced…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Madaus, George; And Others – 1979
To permit local districts to exercise their option to use standardized tests for state-mandated evaluations, a test rating form was developed. A key concern was the percentage of state approved reading and mathematics skills measured by a test, rather than the test's value for other uses. Other content concerns were readability and cultural and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Check Lists, Educational Assessment
