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Cronnell, Bruce – 1980
Experiences with competency testing at the elementary level in the area of English language are presented, as well as suggestions for improving the quality of competency tests. In order to modify curricula and requirements to meet the demands of assessment and to ensure sufficient student instruction, the following suggestions are made: (1)…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English Instruction, Language Arts, Language Skills
Download full textPlake, Barbara S.; Melican, Gerald J. – 1985
A methodology for investigating the influence of correction-for-guessing directions and formula scoring on test performance was studied. Experts in the test content field used a judgmental item appraisal system to estimate the knowledge of the minimally competent candidate (MCC) and to predict those items that the MCC would omit on the test under…
Descriptors: College Students, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Mathematics Tests
