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Sanyin Cheng – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
This research evaluates the appropriateness of test accommodations among Chinese university students with hearing impairment, using reliability estimates and exploratory factor analysis. Study 1 explores the appropriateness of test directions accommodation for one nonverbal assessment (Group Embedded Figures Test) and two verbal assessments with…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, College Students, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
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Yang, June – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1985
A study of the reliability of oral tests in a medical school illustrates the use of a balanced incomplete block design, chosen when not all participating examiners can rate each examinee, for experimental research. (MSE)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Experiments, Higher Education, Medical Education
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Yang, June C.; Laube, Douglas W. – Journal of Medical Education, 1983
The intraclass reliability of an oral examination administered during a clinical clerkship was analyzed in three ways: by traditional estimation, by faculty evaluation of taped examinations, and with use of a new evaluation form. A noticeable increase in reliability was found with the new form's use. (MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Medical Education
Aiken, Lewis R. – 1979
The research literature on oral achievement testing is reviewed, and advantages and disadvantages of oral tests are described. A number of suggestions are made for improving the objectivity, reliability, and validity of oral tests. The results of a survey of the attitudes and experiences of a selected sample of college students with regard to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Evaluation Methods, Interpretive Skills, Speech Skills
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Magnan, Sally Sieloff – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1987
Differences in procedures used by academic institutions and government agencies in administering the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' Oral Proficiency Interview test are examined, and results and implications of two studies of interrater reliability are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
Allen, R. R.; And Others – 1969
This report presents an overview of research related to the development of the "Wisconsin Tests of Testimony and Reasoning Assessment," a battery of seven tests for assessing student development in the mastery of relevant concepts and skills of verbal argument for grades 10-12. Provided are (1) a discussion of the rationale for and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Critical Thinking, Educational Testing
Brown, James Dean; And Others – 1996
This section contains conference papers on testing and evaluation in second language teaching. They include: "English Language Entrance Examinations in Japan: Problems and Solutions" (James Dean Brown); "Reliability and a Learner Style Questionnaire" (Dale T. Griffee); "Does It Work?" Evaluating Language Learning Tasks" (Rod Ellis); "Communicative…
Descriptors: Body Language, Cognitive Style, College Entrance Examinations, Communicative Competence (Languages)