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Bracey, Gerald W. – 1983
Reasons why there are few incentives for test publishers to make significant innovations in what is tested or how it is tested are given. A brief discussion of research on growth spurts in the brain, hemispheric differences, and other neurological phenomena is followed by a discussion of some conclusions drawn from this work. While skepticism is…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. – 1985
A teacher's manual for operating the DX System, a software package for use in diagnostic testing programs, is presented. The DX System is constructed to present test items based on the individual student's pattern of responses. Described are: (1) system components designed to run on an Apple II computer; (2) program options allowing the user to…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software
Bock, R. Darrell; Zimowski, Michele – 1991
The goals, principles, and methods of an individualized educational assessment are described as implemented in a 12th-grade science assessment instrument undergoing field trials in Ohio. Pilot tests were planned for December 1990 and March and April 1991. The assessment design incorporates the duplex design of R. D. Bock and R. J. Mislevy (1988)…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Grade 12