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Choppin, Bruce – Evaluation in Education: An International Review Series, 1985
During 1969 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement began a series of cross-cultural studies to investigate the workings of multiple-choice achievement tests and student guessing behaviors. Empirical models to correct for guessing are discussed in terms of test item difficulty, number of response choices,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Testing, Guessing (Tests)
Peer reviewedBloom, Benjamin S. – Teaching Education, 1988
A review of the development and innovation of testing at the higher education level focuses on Ralph Tyler's testing emphasis on the educational process and the objectives of instruction, a precursor to the current trend of integrating formative evaluation into the curriculum development process. (CB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPhillips, S. E. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
Describes the "Golden Rule" test construction technique and its legal history. Focuses on the legal/measurement issues and considers alternative procedures for constructing racially "unbiased" tests. Concludes with an analysis of the probable reaction of the present Supreme Court to a constitutional/statutory challenge of the…
Descriptors: Certification, Court Litigation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Insurance Companies
