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Dixon, John; Stratta, Leslie – 1987
As a response to the artificiality of the traditional reading comprehension test, this booklet provides alternative means of testing that are within the guidelines of the British National Criteria. Ideas for testing informative, persuasive, autobiographical, and literary materials are presented in the booklet--carefully chosen to provide material…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Letters (Correspondence), Literature
Nyberg, Verner R.; Nyberg, Adell M. – 1982
The supplementary information on "Alberta Essay Scales: Models" presented here includes similar models to employ in grading essays, the background and development of the scales, and the rationale for developing two scales of English mechanics and style/content. A standard is presented for evaluating current writing achievement by…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Nxumalo, Miriam V. F. – 1983
A study was conducted to determine the most salient elements to be incorporated into a curriculum studies course for students in one of the three 2-year teacher training colleges in Swaziland. The course was developed to acquaint prospective teachers with curriculum objectives, methods, and evaluation devices, and to help them to critique some…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Hughes, Arthur – 1989
The book is designed to help language teachers write better tests, taking the view that test construction is an exercise in problem-solving, with every teaching situation presenting a different problem that an understanding of the underlying principles of testing can help solve. Examples are given from testing of English as a Second Language…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Teachers
Download full textRubadeau, Duane O.; And Others – 1990
Designed to assist community college practitioners in understanding and utilizing standardized test results for making instructional, guidance, and administrative decisions, this three-part guidebook examines the uses of test results, the evaluation of standardized tests, and procedures for interpreting test scores. Section I discusses the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests
Hall, William; Saunders, John – 1993
This booklet has been written to help persons interested in assessment of education and training programs in general and competency-based vocational education programs in particular. The following topics are covered in the individual sections: the meaning of the term "assessment"; the importance of assessment; curriculum models; percentages and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods
Kohonen, Viljo, Ed.; And Others – 1985
A collection of papers on language testing addresses these topics: language tests seen from a communicative viewpoint; microcomputers and testing; productive second language skills; developing teachers' assessment skills; content validity of holistic tests; statistical regression in group conversation tests; reading comprehension; unique…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language)
Faraday, Sally; Harris, Richard – 1989
Assessment and review are the subjects of this document, one of 9 modules in an 11-unit resource pack designed to help trainers and postsecondary and continuing education staff meet the needs of special needs students in Great Britain. Having completed the module, staff should be able to: (1) use assessment procedures that specify students'…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Continuing Education, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Improvement
Brown, James Dean, Ed.; Yamashita, Sayoko Okada, Ed. – 1995
Papers on second language testing in Japan include: "Differences Between Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Tests" (James Dean Brown); "Criterion-Referenced Test Construction and Evaluation" (Dale T. Griffe); "Behavioral Learning Objectives as an Evaluation Tool" (Judith A. Johnson); "Developing Norm-…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Cloze Procedure, College Entrance Examinations
