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Download full textScheetz, James P.; Forsyth, Robert A. – 1977
Empirical evidence is presented related to the effects of using a stratified sampling of items in multiple matrix sampling on the accuracy of estimates of the population mean. Data were obtained from a sample of 600 high school students for a 36-item mathematics test and a 40-item vocabulary test, both subtests of the Iowa Tests of Educational…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Item Analysis, Item Sampling
PDF pending restorationManpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1972
The Basic Occupational Literacy Test (BOLT) was developed as an achievement test of basic skills in reading and arithmetic, for educationally disadvantaged adults. The objective was to develop a test appropriate for this population with regard to content, format, instructions, timing, norms, and difficulty level. A major issue, the use of grade…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Basic Skills
