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Willmott, A. S. – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1976
Can real comparability of examination standards be attained between different boards and different years? Argues that the attempt has to be made. (Editor)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Comparative Testing, Curriculum, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedRafferty, Eileen A.; Treff, August V. – ERS Spectrum, 1994
Addresses issues faced by institutions attempting to design school profiles to meet accountability standards. Reports of high-stakes test results can be skewed by choice of statistic type (percent of students passing versus mean scores), sample bias, geographical transients, and omission errors. Administrators must look beyond "common…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCary, Richard T.; Sproles, George B. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1978
The article presents a theoretical framework for evaluating the utility of consumer product testing methods involving four factors which determine a method's utility, validity, reliability, manageability, and essentiality. The framework is applied to three situations, including comparative evaluation of test methods, comparative product testing,…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Consumer Protection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Download full textPike, Gary; Banta, Trudy W. – 1989
The purpose of this paper is (1) to discuss a set of standards that can be used to evaluate potential assessment instruments; and (2) to use these standards to evaluate the American College Testing Program's College Outcomes Measures Program (ACT-COMP) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Academic Profile. Using the work of S. Messick (1975,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, College Seniors, Comparative Testing
