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A Model for Evaluating the Assessment of Partial Knowledge.
Smith, Richard M. – 1982
There have been many attempts to formulate a procedure for extracting information from incorrect responses to multiple choice items, i.e., the assessment of partial knowledge. The results of these attempts can be described as inconsistent at best. It is hypothesized that these inconsistencies arise from three methodological problems: the…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Goodness of Fit, Guessing (Tests)
Robbins-Monro Procedures for Tailored Testing
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Lord, Frederic M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Oriented Programs, Difficulty Level
A Step Toward Fairness in Evaluating Handicapped Indian Children. A Formula for Weighing Culture Items on the WISC-R and WAIS.
Pray, Bruce S., Sr. – 1979
Professional assessment of mental retardation (MR) and learning disabilities (LD) is crucial to the implementation of P.L. 94-142 because it necessarily precedes the employment of trained teachers and because a plan for remediation depends on accurate assessment. Intelligence is a key element in the identification of MR-LD, but competent, fair…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Influences, Culture Fair Tests
A.I.D. (Assessment for Instructional Development): An English Adaptation of IDEA.
de Winter Hebron, C. C. – 1977
An attempt to adapt the U.S.-based IDEA (Instructional Development by Evaluation and Assessment) system to Great Britain is described. This widely-used method of faculty evaluation based on student ratings was pioneered by Kansas State University. Among the features of IDEA are the following: it relates student perceptions of teacher behavior to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation