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Austin, Dean A.; Novak, Carl D. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1976
This study demonstrates that multiple matrix sampling procedures can be used to collect assessment data efficiently, unabstrusively, and reliably. (MB)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Item Sampling
Peer reviewedAskegaard, Lewis D.; Umila, Benwardo V. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1982
Multiple matrix sampling of items and examinees was applied to an 18-item rank order instrument administered to a randomly assigned group and compared to the ordering and ranking of all items by control subjects. High correlations between ranks suggest the methodology may viably reduce respondent effort on long rank ordering tasks. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Item Sampling, Junior High Schools, Student Reaction
Download full textNational Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1975
The National Education Association's Task Force on Testing has stated its opinion that standardized tests are overused. The task force suggests that the application of sampling techniques and a variety of alternatives to current testing practices would accomplish the same purposes. Representatives of the testing industry have indicated that the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Testing
