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| Vockell, Edward L. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBuethe, Chris – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Instructional Materials, Multiple Choice Tests, Pretests Posttests
Peer reviewedPetrini, Glenda C. – Clearing House, 1976
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Expository Writing, Guidelines, Social Studies
Peer reviewedHammer, Carol – Clearing House, 1986
Explains that a good essay question should be as specific in what it asks for as the students are expected to be in their answers. (HOD)
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Questioning Techniques, Secondary Education, Sentence Structure
Peer reviewedVockell, Edward L.; Hall, Jane – Clearing House, 1988
Explores how computers can assist teachers in developing tests. Describes "TESTWORKS," a computerized test generator. Lists 12 other test-generating programs available for Apple II computers, detailing data-entry features, hard copy features, and program features that permit interactive testing. Discusses using word processing or…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCoker, Donald R.; And Others – Clearing House, 1988
Notes that essay responses allow students to display the broadest range of cognitive skills. Considers ways of improving essay exams and claims that evaluating essay questions necessitates maintaining the author's anonymity, predetermining the method of awarding points, and scoring papers in a random order. (MM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria
