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Schulz, Wolfram; Fraillon, Julian – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2011
When comparing data derived from tests or questionnaires in cross-national studies, researchers commonly assume measurement invariance in their underlying scaling models. However, different cultural contexts, languages, and curricula can have powerful effects on how students respond in different countries. This article illustrates how the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, International Studies, Item Response Theory, International Education
Childs, Ruth A.; Lawson, Alexandra – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2003
As states and provinces develop large-scale assessment programs linked to their curricula, teachers are increasingly expected to interpret the assessment results and to explain them to parents. The challenge for teachers is especially great in Ontario, which began developing an assessment program in 1996 after almost three decades without…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Group Testing

Kandor, Joseph R.; Pulvino, Charles J. – Catalyst for Change, 1974
A series of questions designed to challenge school administrators to reconsider the purposes, selection, use, and interpretation of tests and test results in their school programs. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Educational Testing, Questionnaires, Test Interpretation
Kane, Robert B. – 1968
An experimental study examined the possibility that proximity error could bias results from semantic differential questionnaires. Proximity error occurs when, due to the ordering, or polarity, of the differential scales, one answer on the semantic differential results in another answer to a subsequent question being substantially changed from what…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Factor Analysis, Item Analysis, Psychological Testing
Tarbet, Don; Miles, Marilyn – 1972
School psychologists (13) representing the 6 counties served by the Northern Indian California Education Project (Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act) attended a workshop on January 14, 1972, at Humboldt State College. Also attending were Humboldt State personnel from the fields of education and psychology. The workshop was intended…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Problems

O'Dell, Jerry W. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Evaluation, Measurement Instruments, Personality Measures, Questionnaires

Allard, Janicemarie; Fish, Judy – Urban Education, 1990
Examines differences between policymakers' assumptions about standardized testing and the ways 36 teachers prepare students for and administer tests in 2 urban school districts. Concludes that standardized tests may be poor measures of instructional improvements in connection with the regular curriculum. (FMW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education
Frary, Robert B.; And Others – 1985
Students in an introductory college course (n=275) responded to equivalent 20-item halves of a test under number-right and formula-scoring instructions. Formula scores of those who omitted items overaged about one point lower than their comparable (formula adjusted) scores on the test half administered under number-right instructions. In contrast,…
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Questionnaires
Dyer, Robert; And Others – 1976
A literature review and bibliography on questionnaire construction are presented. The broad definition of questionnaire includes scales, structured interview forms, survey forms, and similar paper and pencil instruments used to elicit responses and collect information. A comprehensive literature search of journal articles, books, and reports in…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Interviews, Literature Reviews, Questionnaires
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1971
This report describes the development of the 1969-70 Michigan Educational Assessment measures used in assessing the levels and distribution of educational performance for Michigan's districts, schools, and pupils. The report has four sections. The first section contains a brief description of the 1969-70 assessment program, including a statement…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Educational Testing, Measurement Instruments
Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo. School of Education. – 1977
When survey data are analyzed by computer, a codebook is necessary to show how raw scores are translated to computer-usable form. When data are tabulated by hand, the need for a codebook depends upon the number of respondents, the number and complexity of items, and the types of statistical manipulations required. During the process of coding,…
Descriptors: Codification, Data Processing, Input Output, Item Analysis

Goodstadt, Michael S.; Magid, Simmie – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
The ability of respondents to properly execute Thurstone scaling procedures as opposed to Likert scaling procedures was investigated in a sample of high school students. Results indicate difficulty among respondents using Thurstone-type instructions to resist giving Likert-type responses. (JKS)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, High School Students, Likert Scales, Questionnaires
Adams, Raymond J.; Khoo, Siek-Toon – 1993
The Quest program offers a comprehensive test and questionnaire analysis environment by providing a data analyst (a computer program) with access to the most recent developments in Rasch measurement theory, as well as a range of traditional analysis procedures. This manual helps the user use Quest to construct and validate variables based on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Estimation (Mathematics), Foreign Countries
JOSELYN, EDWIN G. – 1967
THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO ASSEMBLE BASIC DATA ABOUT CURRENT TESTING PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA SCHOOL SYSTEMS. PREPARED WERE TWO QUESTIONNAIRES, ONE FOR THE ELEMENTARY AND THE OTHER FOR THE SECONDARY LEVELS. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO BE AS SIMILAR AS POSSIBLE. THE TABLES CONTAINING THE DATA FROM THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES ARE THE HEART OF THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Schools, Intelligence Tests

Payne, David A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1979
The test battery and the norms groups are briefly described. Questions are raised about the reliability and validity data in the manual. The Test of Learning Ability and the Educational Planning Questionnaire are indicated to be useful additions to the battery. (CTM)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Educational Planning
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