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Sloan, David F. – College Management, 1974
Discusses the testing and research projects conducted by the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey. (PG)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Testing, Higher Education, Measurement Instruments

Clifford, Margaret M.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1972
The study examined the effects of emphasizing the competitive environment in a testing situation through the use of rewards and game techniques. Neither rewards nor games had an effect on test performance. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Games

Moreland, Kevin L.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1995
Describes results of research by the Test User Qualifications Working Group that can be applied to improving testing practices, including 86 test use competencies and 7 factors accounting for misuse; a test classification system; and empirically based test purchaser qualification forms. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Competence, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Schilling, Guy Von – 1972
The study was designed to answer two questions: (1) What cognitive skills are emphasized by written test items constructed by eighth grade science teachers in the public schools of Louisiana? and (2) Are there differences of emphasis on the cognitive skills when comparisons are made among test questions from those teachers based on the following…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Sieber, Joan E. – Amer Educ Res J, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Educational Environment

Cardinet, Jean – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1988
Identifies questions pertinent to the issue of assessment. Notes that comparison of student achievements has negative social and psychological consequences. Suggests problems which are inherent in the process of assessment by objectives. Urges the measurement of the progress of each pupil from one stage of learning to the next. (KO)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing

Friel, S.; Johnstone, A. H. – School Science Review, 1978
Presents research findings on several aspects of multiple-choice testing: (1) Effect of guessing; (2) Effect of changing the initial response; (3) Effect of item order alteration; (4) Optimum number of chores; (5) Position response set; and (6) Assessment of partial knowledge. (HM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Guessing (Tests)
Crane, Robert – 1978
The science achievement of American students ages 9, 13, and 17 was measured during the 1976-77 school year. Overall, 543 different questions were asked in the cognitive assessment of science at the three age levels. The questions were developed according to a two-dimensional matrix. One dimension, the classification of the cognitive abilities…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing
The Effect of Testing Frequency upon the Achievement of Students in High School Mathematics Courses.

Dineen, Parsla; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Described is a study which was designed to investigate the effects of two evaluation methods on the learning process in mathematics courses. States that in one method students were given daily tests; the second method relied on weekly tests. No significant differences were noted; however certain trends were apparent. (RT)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Experimental Teaching
Olson, A. T.; And Others – 1979
This is a condensed report of a study commissioned by the Minister's Advisory Committee on Student Achievement (MACOSA). The study was designed to provide information about current levels of achievement in mathematics among students in Alberta schools and to provide a data base for future assessments. The test was given to third-, sixth-, ninth-,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computation, Databases, Educational Assessment
Bagby, Susan Anne – 1981
The migrant lifestyle, in which a student moves to a new school nearly three times per year, destroys the continuity of educational programs and contributes to abnormally high dropout rates. Educational testing can help improve educational continuity for migrant students by yielding valuable information about their levels of skills mastery so they…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
A Simulation Study Comparing Procedures for Assessing Individual Educational Growth. Report No. 182.
Richards, James M., Jr. – 1974
A computer simulation procedure was developed to reproduce the overall pattern of results obtained in the Educational Testing Service Growth Study. Then simulated data for seven sets of 10,000 to 15,000 cases were analyzed, and findings compared on the basis of correlations between estimated and true growth scores. Findings showed that growth was…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Millar, Dan Pyle – 1980
Students in a small group discussion class offered as part of a speech communication curriculum found that testing their knowledge of the theory of the course in small groups was a positive learning experience. Each self-selected test group was made up of three students and was formed at least two class periods prior to the exam. Time was given in…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, Lexington, KY. – 1995
As part of a Kentucky effort to improve public education and to increase taxpayer confidence in expanded educational funding, a citizen committee examined and made recommendations on approaches to school accountability and assessment, particularly student testing in the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The recommendations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment
Testing Achievement in Basic Skills. Volume I: Executive Summary and Research Reports. Final Report.
Singer, Harry; And Others – 1982
This comprehensive evaluation of basic skills testing in California's elementary and secondary schools is divided into an executive summary and a collection of research reports. The summary evaluates current testing conducted by the state, school districts, and classroom teachers; describes experimental studies on new ways of testing and reporting…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Research
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