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Powers, Sonya; Li, Dongmei; Suh, Hongwook; Harris, Deborah J. – ACT, Inc., 2016
ACT reporting categories and ACT Readiness Ranges are new features added to the ACT score reports starting in fall 2016. For each reporting category, the number correct score, the maximum points possible, the percent correct, and the ACT Readiness Range, along with an indicator of whether the reporting category score falls within the Readiness…
Descriptors: Scores, Classification, College Entrance Examinations, Error of Measurement
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1974
An easy-to-use plan that offers the accuracy and objectivity of statistics without the complexities is described. The plan is an adaptation of a general statistical procedure called the Median Test. The 10-step computation of the Median Test is given. An appendix discusses the "median." (DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Guides, Postsecondary Education, Reliability
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Fuller, Edward, – 1973
This self-instructional manual for psychological assessment focuses on the following topics: (1) general statistics, (2) central tendency, (3) random, continuous, and discrete variables, (4) variability, (5) measuring variability, (6) sampling, (7) derived scores, (8) covariation, (9) reliability and validity, and (10) standard error of…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Correlation, Error of Measurement, Guides
Poynor, Lee – 1974
The basic concepts, practices, and considerations in assessment are outlined in order to provide the reader with a beginning knowledge of assessment techniques and procedures. Discussion includes the goals of assessment, types of tests, criteria for instrument selection, test construction, data collection procedures, and statistical analysis of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Tague-Sutcliffe, Jean – Information Processing and Management, 1992
This overview of the research process for the novice information retrieval (IR) researcher provides guidance on selecting a research question, choosing the type of test, defining variables, developing or using databases, finding and processing queries, assigning treatments to experimental units, collecting and analyzing the data, and presenting…
Descriptors: Databases, Efficiency, Experiments, Information Retrieval
Izard, J. F. – 1977
This material provides a discussion of the construction and analysis of tests prepared for classroom use by teachers. The initial discussion is concerned with the purposes of evaluation and the specification of objectives. This is followed by an examination of theoretical and practical considerations in planning a test. The material on test item…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria