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Conderman, Greg; Koroghlanian, Carol – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002
This article presents guidelines for writing better test items to evaluate student learning better. Recommendations are provided for writing true-false items (test only one idea in each item), multiple-choice items (include the bulk of information in the stem), and matching items (only use homogeneous lists). Examples are provided. (Contains 7…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Student Evaluation, Teacher Made Tests

Salend, Spencer J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
Test modifications and techniques that teachers can employ to adapt their tests to meet individualized needs of mainstreamed students with disabilities are considered. Suggestions are offered to assist special education teachers in helping general educators design tests; address test reliability, validity, content, and format; and develop…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Problems