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Download full textSteinberg, Jonathan; Andrews-Todd, Jessica; Forsyth, Carolyn; Chamberlain, John; Horwitz, Paul; Koon, Al; Rupp, Andre; McCulla, Laura – ETS Research Report Series, 2020
This study discusses the development of a basic electronics knowledge (BEK) assessment as a pretest activity for undergraduate students in engineering and related fields. The 28 BEK items represent 12 key concepts, including properties of serial circuits, knowledge of electrical laws (e.g., Kirchhoff 's and Ohm's laws), and properties of digital…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Skill Development, Psychometrics, Student Evaluation
Mikeska, Jamie N.; Kurzum, Christopher; Steinberg, Jonathan H.; Xu, Jun – ETS Research Report Series, 2018
The purpose of this report is to examine the performance of assessment items designed to measure elementary teachers' content knowledge for teaching (CKT) science as part of the ETS® Educator Series. The Elementary Education: CKT Science assessment is 1 component of licensure examination through the PRAXIS® assessments. The Elementary Education:…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Elementary School Science, Preservice Teachers
Deane, Paul; Lawless, René R.; Li, Chen; Sabatini, John; Bejar, Isaac I.; O'Reilly, Tenaha – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
We expect that word knowledge accumulates gradually. This article draws on earlier approaches to assessing depth, but focuses on one dimension: richness of semantic knowledge. We present results from a study in which three distinct item types were developed at three levels of depth: knowledge of common usage patterns, knowledge of broad topical…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Test Items, Language Tests, Semantics
Zapata-Rivera, Diego, Ed.; Zwick, Rebecca, Ed. – ETS Research Report Series, 2011
This volume includes 3 papers based on presentations at a workshop on communicating assessment information to particular audiences, held at Educational Testing Service (ETS) on November 4th, 2010, to explore some issues that influence score reports and new advances that contribute to the effectiveness of these reports. Jessica Hullman, Rebecca…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Graphs, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis
