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Angoff, William H. – Engineering Education, 1978
Reviews norm-referenced and criterion-referenced testing. (SL)
Descriptors: College Science, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests
Woodford, Protase – 1981
This is a report on a project established to develop a "common yardstick" to describe performance in one or more language skills. Descriptive scales for oral interaction were prepared as well as a general outline of scale characteristics for listening comprehension and reading. Experts in the field reviewed the project proposal and recommendations…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Conley, Carolyn S.; Barnes, Laura L. B. – 1990
The effects of three methods of evaluation (norm-referenced, regulated criterion-referenced, and negotiated criterion-referenced) on academic self-concept (ASC), test anxiety, and aspiration of success were studied for 73 college students (71 females and 2 males) from a large midwestern research university. Students were given a limited amount of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Analogy, College Students

Walstad, William B.; Robson, Denise – Journal of Economic Education, 1997
Applies Item Response Theory methods to data from the national norming of the Test of Economic Literacy to identify test questions with large male-female differences. Regression analysis showed a significant decrease in the magnitude of gender difference, although a difference was still present. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Comparative Testing, Economics, Economics Education