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Controlling for Background Beliefs when Developing Multiple-Choice Critical Thinking Tests.

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Norris, Stephen P. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1988

A methodology for developing multiple-choice critical thinking tests is described, which attempts to overcome certain problems of validity and fairness associated with such tests. It is concluded that direct evidence on test validity should be gathered using verbal reports of students' thinking on trial items. (TJH)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Critical Thinking, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education

Assessing Students' Opportunity To Learn: Teacher and Student Perspectives.

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Herman, Joan L.; Klein, Davina C. D.; Abedi, Jamal – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2000

Explores methods of assessing opportunity to learn (OTL) and presents data collected as part of a pilot study of an eighth-grade statewide mathematics assessment to explore issues of validity. Investigates the integrity of various dimensions thought to constitute OTL, analyzes the relationships among teachers' and students' self-reports, and draws…

Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Junior High School Students