Teachers need to develop more effective test-making skills especially on items that test higher-order thinking skills. A reexamination of preservice measurement courses and a thorough critique of inservice and testing activities at the school district and classroom level are suggested. (DF)

This article discusses the validity issue in teacher-made tests. Seventh-grade students' comments about their responses to a test designed to illustrate faulty items suggests students are quite proficient in using secondary clues to figure out correct answers. Teacher comments suggest teachers are unaware they provide such clues. (Author/JAZ)