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Download full textMorgan, Penelope; And Others – 1976
Fourteen criteria used to evaluate criterion referenced tests were assigned two sets of weights reflecting the characteristics of tests designed as a classroom resource or for program evaluation. Twenty eight currently available criterion referenced tests were rated against the criteria using each set of weights. A comparison of the scores…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Kosecoff, Jacqueline; Fink, Arlene – 1976
This report represents the results of an investigation of the appropriateness of criterion-referenced tests (CRTS) for large-scale evaluations. First, the development and validation of CRTS, including the formulation and generation of CRT objectives, items, and score-interpretation schemes and dimensions of item and test quality, were examined to…
Descriptors: Criteria, Criterion Referenced Tests, Feasibility Studies, Program Effectiveness
Klein, Stephen P.; Kosecoff, Jacqueline P. – 1975
A procedure for in-depth analysis of a limited number of tests being considered for selection by a school, district, project, or state personnel is described. This procedure involves listing the objectives that it would be desirable to measure determining the relative importance of each of these objectives, having "judges" match test items to…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Objectives, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Kosecoff, Jacqueline; Fink, Arlene – 1976
The feasibility of using criterion referenced tests (CRTs) in a large-scale evaluation conducted in an effectiveness evaluation context was investigated. The study began by examining the theory that structures the development and validation of CRTs to discover whether, on theoretical grounds alone, CRTs are suitable or not suitable for large-scale…
Descriptors: Criteria, Criterion Referenced Tests, Definitions, Feasibility Studies
Massad, Carolyn Emrick, Ed. – 1977
This Resource Notebook is designed to help New Jersey school districts implement the state's Public School Education Act of 1975 which mandates a thorough and efficient (T & E) system of free public schools. The notebook is divided into three parts. Part I, the user's guide, discusses the purpose of data-based decision making, specifically…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Efficiency
Melaragno, Ralph J. – 1976
Affective development is considered an important outcome of compensatory programs. This study examines interactions among program, cognitive, and affective variables over an extended time period. Affective dimensions considered for measurement include attitudes toward school, self-concept, achievement motivation, and internal-external control.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Behavior Change
