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Peer reviewedCelce-Murcia, M.; And Others – English Language Teaching Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Measurement Objectives
Peer reviewedDeVincenzi, Felicia – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
Argues that teachers need to become "informed consumers" of standardized tests in order to influence decisions about test use and about ways to help students perform at their best. Six strategies for considering the content of a test form are presented. (LR)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, English (Second Language), Evaluation, Guidelines
Download full textBENNETT, PEARL S. – 1966
ALTHOUGH MOST EDUCATORS AGREE THAT EXAMINATIONS PERFORM AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION IN APPRAISING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, SOME CLAIM THAT MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS DEGENERATE INTO A GAME OF "BEAT THE MONKEY," I.E., ANSWERING MORE THAN 25 PERCENT OF THE ITEMS CORRECTLY, THE RATING EVEN A MONKEY COULD BE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE. SAMPLE STUDIES REVEAL THAT THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Theories, Essay Tests, Language Tests
Siskind, Teri G.; Rose, Janet S. – 1986
The Charleston County School District (CCSD) has recently begun development of criterion-referenced tests (CRT) in different subject areas and for different grade levels. This paper outlines the process that CCSD followed in the development of math and language arts tests for grades one through eight and area exams for required high school…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
