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Changing Examination Answers: An Educational Myth?

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Davis, Richard E. – Journal of Medical Education, 1975

Presents evidence from a study of examination answer changes by students and from supporting literature to discredit the idea that first impression answers on objective tests are dependable enough that subsequent changes more often result in lower scores than in higher scores. (JT)

Descriptors: College Students, Educational Testing, Higher Education, Medical Education

Testing and Grading: Faculty Practices and Opinions. Indiana Studies in Higher Education Monograph No. 51.

Chase, Clinton I.; Wakefield, Linda M. – 1984

Procedures used by 55 faculty in the evaluation of students in various academic areas in Indiana University were studied. The majority of respondents taught undergraduates, were male, and were experienced, full-time faculty. Business faculty used primarily essay tests and research papers, while physical science faculty used mostly objective tests,…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Faculty, Departments, Educational Testing

A New Development of University Entrance Examination in Japan.

Ikeda, Hiroshi – 1982

The latest important event in the history of educational testing in Japan was the establishment of the National Center for University Entrance Examination (NCUEE) in 1977. The entrance examination system consists of two stages. The first stage exam is the Joint Achievement Test (JAT) which is jointly administered by national and local public…

Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), College Entrance Examinations, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing

Distinctions between Item Format and Objectivity in Scoring.

Terwilliger, James S. – 1991

This paper clarifies important distinctions in item writing and item scoring and considers the implications of these distinctions for developing guidelines related to test construction for training teachers. The terminology used to describe and classify paper and pencil test questions frequently confuses two distinct features of questions:…

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Testing, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques

Comparison and Contrast: The 1975 California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination.

White, Edward M. – 1976

The third administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short preface, the first…