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Peer reviewedHartley, James – Instructional Science, 1973
There is evidence that pre-tests can have orienting and motivational and teaching functions - in addition to the sought-for testing function. There is also evidence that these additional functions can be either general or specific. The present paper contributes to the ongoing debate by discussing the issues involved in the context of a series of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
Download full textBrennan, Robert L.; Stolurow, Lawrence M. – 1971
A replicable process for improving instruction through the consistent use of student data collected before, during, and after instruction is proposed. A rational analysis of different types of error rates (theoretical, base, posttest, instructional) and discrimination indices (base, posttest) leads to a set of rules for identifying test items and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decision Making, Discriminant Analysis
