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Examination of Test and Item Statistics from Visual and Verbal Mathematics Questions
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Alpayar, Cagla; Gulleroglu, H. Deniz – Educational Research and Reviews, 2017
The aim of this research is to determine whether students' test performance and approaches to test questions change based on the type of mathematics questions (visual or verbal) administered to them. This research is based on a mixed-design model. The quantitative data are gathered from 297 seventh grade students, attending seven different middle…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Student Evaluation
A Comparative Analysis of Simulated and Direct Oral Proficiency Interviews.
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Stansfield, Charles W. – 1990
The simulated oral proficiency interview (SOPI) is a semi-direct speaking test that models the format of the oral proficiency interview (OPI). The OPI is a method of assessing general speaking proficiency in a second language. The SOPI is a tape-recorded test consisting of six parts: simple personal background questions posed in a simulated…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
An Abstract Test of Problem Ability.
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Lewis, Barbara; And Others – 1973
This paper describes and evaluates a new abstract form of the Purdue Elementary Problem-Solving Inventory. The new test parallels a shortened form of the original Inventory, but presents problems verbally rather than through slides. Both forms were given to advantaged and disadvantaged second- and fourth-graders. For the total sample, the slide…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Ten-Year Stability of Verbal and Nonverbal IQ Scores
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Hopkins, Kenneth D.; Bracht, Glenn H. – American Educational Research Journal, 1975
The results of this study show that, below ten years of age, stability in IQ scores from group verbal tests is considerably below that for Stanford-Binet. Non-verbal IQ scores were found to have substantially less stability than verbal IQs. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Testing
Rater Reliability of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview.
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Magnan, Sally Sieloff – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1987
Differences in procedures used by academic institutions and government agencies in administering the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' Oral Proficiency Interview test are examined, and results and implications of two studies of interrater reliability are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
Oral Proficiency Testing: Comparative Validities of Interview, Imitation, and Completion Methods.
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Henning, Grant – Language Learning, 1983
Three oral testing methods (imitation, completion, and interview) were compared for reliability and validity with 143 adult Egyptian learners of English. Five components (raw score, fluency, pronunciation, grammar, and combined fluency-pronunciation-grammar) were analyzed for each method. Imitation showed the highest validity, with interview and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Arabs, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis
Reviews of English Language Proficiency Tests.
Alderson, J. Charles, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This guide contains descriptive and evaluative information on 47 major commercially-available English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) tests in current use around the world. For each test, the following information is provided: complete title; acronym; publication date; targeted audience; intended purpose; scoring method; administration type (group or…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingualism, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis