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Mundia, Lawrence – Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2012
The commentary and overview explored how curriculum and assessment reforms are being used by a small university and small country to improve the quality of education and gain international recognition. Although the reforms are potentially beneficial to the students, university, and country, there are dilemmatic factors that may either enhance or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, College Outcomes Assessment, Qualitative Research
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Tamir, Pinchas – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1987
Four problems related to how to best use testing and assessment to improve learning are discussed: (1) criterion- versus norm-referenced scores; (2) scaling; (3) communication and reporting of achievement; and (4) external versus school-based assessment. Comparisons of current practices in different countries, described in subsequent articles, are…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cultural Differences, Curriculum, Educational Testing
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Mager, Caroline – 1991
Based on a November 1990 seminar attended by tutors and development workers from Open College Network (OCN) accredited programs, this paper describes principles and practice of assessment in OCN programs in Britain. The first two sections provide information on the seminar and define assessment. Section 3 lists assessment procedures for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
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Long, H. A. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
Changes in Scotland's curriculum have led to changes in student testing. A system of grade-related criteria has been developed--descriptions of expected performance in key aspects of a subject at different grade levels. (GDC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Goldstein, Harvey; Nuttall, Desmond – 1985
Focusing on technical issues, this paper critiques proposed changes in assessment procedures at the further educational level (ages 16 through 18) in England and Wales. Major structural changes are taking place at this educational level, partly because of large scale youth unemployment. The two current examination systems for the final year of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
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Scott, Joy – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1987
Describes the work of the Mathematics Assessment Project to produce a bank of test items for specified syllabi. The bank includes both written items and practical or performance items. (PK)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary School Mathematics
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Ismail, Ainon – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1986
O'Brien's research on Prescriptive Test Theory was replicated, using a survey of basic skills in mathematics taught in Singapore. The feasibility of using Prescriptive Test Theory on a large scale basis was investigated. Instruments used in the study were given in Appendix II (pp. 71-87). (LMO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
Bryce, Jennifer – 1979
The Melbourne Music Evaluation Kit (MEK) was designed to aid teachers of first-year secondary-school music classes to select appropriate curriculum materials related to the music backgrounds of class members, as indicated by scores on the kit. Tests included in the kit are criterion- referenced and are used as a diagnostic tool to measure…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Design
Peddie, Roger – 1992
Standards-based assessment is the student evaluation method favored by the National Qualifications Framework developed by the New Zealand National Qualifications Authority. Before determining an assessment method, definitions of key terms and concepts such as assessment, validity, and reliability must be determined. Good assessments are developed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
van der Flier, Henk; Drenth, Pieter J. D. – 1977
The criterion-oriented problem of test bias and fairness in selection is compared to the construct-oriented problem of comparability of test scores in cross-cultural research. These problems are shown to have important similarities, and their studies may supplement each other. In a formulation of psychometric criteria for the comparability of test…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cross Cultural Studies
Desjarlais, Lionel – 1977
A survey was conducted among Ontario, Canada teachers, administrators, and parents regarding the following aspects of French-language achievement testing: which standardized and criterion-referenced tests were used; who developed the tests; how test results were used; how school boards communicated test results to parents; what trends existed in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment