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Training Test-Wiseness and Flawed Item Types.
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Roznowski, Mary; Bassett, James – Applied Measurement in Education, 1992
Current coaching practices used in training test wiseness for analogy items on standardized test batteries were investigated in a 3-group design involving about 100 undergraduates in each condition. The largest improvement came in items in the middle range of difficulty, but overall effects of coaching were important. (SLD)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Standardized Tests, Teaching Methods
State Assessment and Instructional Change: A Path Model Analysis.
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Pomplun, Mark – Applied Measurement in Education, 1997
A method to investigate consequential evidence of validity for a state assessment developed to change teacher instructional practices is presented. Survey responses from over 1,000 Kansas teachers were used to construct a path model that allowed effects of the state assessment to be studied at building and teacher levels. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Instructional Effectiveness, Path Analysis
Test Use among Classroom Teachers and Its Relationship to Teaching Level and Teaching Practices.
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Hall, Bruce W.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1988
Responses of 310 teachers in Florida to a survey about use of teacher-made tests, nationally standardized tests, and state minimum competency tests were studied. Results show that all three test types were used to some extent in eight decision categories, but none of the tests were clearly dominant. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing