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Download full textNELSON, CLARENCE H. – 1967
DISCUSSED ARE SELECTED FACTORS RELATED TO IMPROVING SCIENCE TESTS. SECTION 1 DEALS WITH (1) THE ROLE OF OBJECTIVES IN SCIENCE TEACHING AND TESTING, (2) THE ROLE OF TESTS AND TESTING, (3) FORMS AND KINDS OF TESTS, AND (4) GUIDEPOSTS FOR PREPARING TESTS. SECTION 2 DISCUSSES METHODS OF TESTING FOR SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AT VARIOUS GRADE LEVELS. INCLUDED…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Science, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Science
Vernon, Philip E. – 1964
The advantages and disadvantages of the objective-type tests considered for use in Britain for the Certificate of Secondary Education are presented. The objective test is a form of examination in which every question is set in such a way as to have only one right answer. Of the four types of assessment, objective, conventional written (or oral),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Bulletins, Educational Objectives
Donovan, David; And Others – 1972
The objectives of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program for 1972-73 are: (1) to provide State officials and citizens with information which contributes to an understanding of the educational needs of the State's school children and to the analysis of the educational system's response to these needs; (2) to provide citizens and educators with…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Improvement
Davies, Alan, Ed. – 1968
Eleven papers on language testing deal with various psycholinguistic aspects ranging from the particular application of language aptitude tests to statistical methods of measurement and evaluation. Several chapters treat the difficulties involved in testing spoken language aptitude and attainment. Contributors to this volume include K. Brown, A.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
Struth, Johann F. – 1971
The nature of educational accountability, seen as an organized, systematized process of self-evaluation, and a review of available standardized tests for foreign language programs are examined in this paper. Teacher accountability is seen to rely exclusively on the judgement of the teacher and administration within the school itself. The author…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Improvement
Cavanagh, Gray C.; Trip, Gus Van Vierssen – English Exchange, 1970
Tests are inevitably designed to measure students and therefore will affect both teaching techniques and the student's concept of what is important in learning. Standardized, objective high school English tests, which neglect the individual's needs or accomplishments, limit classroom freedom and the natural course of the curriculum. An integral…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Achievement Tests, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
