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Peer reviewedBroadhead, Geoffrey D.; Bruininks, Robert H. – Physical Educator, 1982
This paper describes the short form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, 14 items that measure motor skill development. The results of a standardization study of nonhandicapped students (5-14 years old) are presented. Uses of the test for evaluating students in need of special education are discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedPalmquist, Kristin – Social Education, 1992
Describes the process of developing performance-based tests for elementary history and social sciences in California. Explores development of open-ended questions, examples of questions and student answers, and scoring. Discusses prompts such as categorizing, chronology, cause and effect, controversy, multiple perspectives, interpreting symbols,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Essay Tests, History Instruction, Human Geography
Download full textRoeber, Edward D. – 1982
Each year the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests all 4th, 7th, and 10th grade students in reading and mathematics and one or more subject areas. Because MEAP has lost funding for test development, experienced assessment staff and a volunteer team of local educators and college and university specialists develop, administer, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Tests
O'Reilly, Patrick A.; And Others – 1980
After introductory material examining student skepticism toward testing and outlining the major problems encountered by instructors in test construction and grading, this monograph explores the optimum use of testing and performance evaluations in competency-based vocational education programs. Background information is then presented, including…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Evaluation Methods, Grades (Scholastic)
Weltin, Mary M.; Popelka, Beverly A. – 1983
The composite of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) subtests used to select applicants for entry-level training in Army clerical schools was evaluated by correlating composite scores with training performance scores. Comparisons were made between the multiple R for this optimal set of predictors and that for the composite of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Clerical Occupations
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. – 1983
This volume contains the initial draft of a model for assessing students in vocational education programs in Georgia. Addressed in the first section of the draft are some of the components that are believed to be critical in the development of a model for assessing vocational student achievement, including selecting a program for use in developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Guidelines
