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Haladyna, Thomas M. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1987
A set of guidelines for planning and establishing a certification testing program is presented. The guidelines are organized into three components: (1) content specification; (2) item development; and (3) test design. A mythical new certification testing program, called the Tennis Players' Certification Testing Program, is used to illustrate the…
Descriptors: Certification, Guidelines, Health Occupations, Higher Education
Humphry, Betty – 1973
The two phases in the development and tryout of a Guidance Counselor Test to be added to the National Teacher Examinations Program are discussed. In Phase One, a 150-item written test and a 50-item written test based on taped stimulus material were produced. Each test consisted of five-choice multiple-choice questions. In Phase Two, the tests were…
Descriptors: Counselor Evaluation, Graduate Students, Guidance Personnel, Higher Education
Case, Susan M. – 1988
This study was designed to gather data on the meaning of imprecise terms from items written by physicians for their students and by test committees for national licensure and certification examinations. A total of 32 members of test committees who write examination items for various medical specialty examinations participated in the study. Each…
Descriptors: Definitions, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1990
This document is the United States/Canada edition of the information bulletin for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE). The bulletin provides information and registration forms necessary for taking the TOEFL or TSE. The purpose of the TOEFL is to evaluate the North American English proficiency of…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Bulletins, College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language)
Shafer, Mary Morello – 1992
Examining testing practices in other countries can help formulate ideas and issues in establishing a national assessment system in the United States. Based on recent reports by the Office of Technology and Assessment and the National Endowment for the Humanities, this digest provides an overview of the national examinations in several European…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
Ebel, Robert L. – 1972
This textbook is intended for use in an introductory course in the use of tests in schools and colleges. The book is divided into five parts: (1) history and philosophy--educational measurement, historical perspectives; Measurement and the process of education; (2) classroom test development--what should achievement tests measure?; How should…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures, Educational History
Smull, Ned W.; And Others – 1977
The basic purposes of the Profile Examination for Physician Extenders (PEPE) project included: (1) development of a computerized test item bank from which Profile Examinations could be generated, (2) review and analysis of curricula for the allied health groups, and (3) assessment of the reliability and validity of the Profile Examinations. The…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs