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Griffith, William S.; Cervero, Ronald M. – Adult Education, 1977
Examines the claims of the developers of the Adult Performance Level (APL) program to improve the teaching and testing of adults enrolled in federally supported adult basic education programs, identifies APL's theoretical problems, scrutinizes the technical aspects of its development, and evaluates the role of the U.S. Office of Education in these…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Federal Programs, Performance Tests
Peer reviewedPopham, W. James – American Educational Research Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedMillman, Jason – Educational Horizons, 1972
This article attempts to estimate the most successful method for measuring effective teaching. (RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Objectives, Performance Tests, Student Teacher Relationship
Download full textGriffith, William S.; Cervero, Ronald M. – 1976
Noting that the Federal adult education program, Adult Performance Level Program (APL), only affects 1% of its target population, the author examines the program and concludes with seven major observations: (1) Increased attention should be given to the admonition, "Users of the instrument should have a general knowledge of the principles of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Swezey, Robert W.; Pearlstein, Richard B. – 1975
This manual outlines the rationale for using the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) approach and suggests specific guidelines for test developers to use in constructing test items. Methods for assessing the adequacy of a CRT are also provided. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests
Millman, Jason – 1974
This chapter should not only acquaint the reader with the present state of the art on Criterion-Referenced (CR) measurement but also suggest possible directions for further inquiry. The goal of the first part of this chapter is to deal with the definitional dilemma of CR measurement by proceeding from the more traditional view of CR measurement to…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Bayesian Statistics, Behavioral Objectives, Comparative Analysis
Military Testing Association. – 1976
The 75 papers included in these conference proceedings discuss testing conducted by the different brances of the armed forces. The importance of relating necessary job skills to the skills measured by the tests administered to the job applicants is emphasized. Various evaluation methods--including peer rating, aptitude testing, adaptive testing,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conference Reports
