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Haney, Walter M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1982
The findings in Volume I of the Committee on Ability Testing's report (see ED 213 770 and ED 213 771) are shown to be ambiguous regarding the meaning of ability, vague regarding test validity, and ingenuous regarding test uses and misuse. The neglect of the basic question of what tests measure is noted. (CM)
Descriptors: Ability, Advisory Committees, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education

Brzezinski, Evelyn J. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
The history of microcomputer use in education is traced, from 1950 to the present, and implications for testing applications are reviewed. Future trends in statistical analysis packages, mass storage, improved graphics, and integration of components are discussed. (BW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Educational Testing

Messick, Samuel – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1982
The Committee on Ability Testing's report (see ED 213 770 and ED 213 771) is shown to give primacy to employment productivity and efficiency values, creating an institutional bias in their analysis of testing. The importance of a balance of alternative multiple perspectives to broaden testing criteria, standards, fairness, and social values served…
Descriptors: Ability, Advisory Committees, Bias, Educational Testing

Jones, Lyle V. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
The testing practices and tests described in the preceding articles are reviewed and compared. This cross-cultural examination identifies some issues that are common to the United States and Europe: (1) the emphasis on performance tasks, (2) the accommodation of language minorities, and (3) concerns about gender differences. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment