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Finley, Carmen J.; Berdie, Frances S. – 1970
The history of the development of National Assessment exercises from the project's inception in 1964 to the present is provided in this monograph. The chapter titles are as follows: I. Introduction; II. Rationale and Criteria for Writing Exercises for National Assessment; III. Initial Reviews; IV. Initial Studies; V. Subject Matter Reviews; VI.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods
Evers, Linda – Popular Computing, 1983
Discusses the future of computerized adaptive testing (CAT), i.e., experimental tests developed by the Educational Testing Service in response to criticism of the Standardized Aptitude Tests (SATs). CAT examinations are individually tailored to each test taker, and researchers believe they are more predictive than conventional SATs. (JJD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing
Smith, Jeffrey K. – 1979
Educators are more interested in instruction and learning than in testing per se. If evaluation, the process of gathering information for instructional improvement, could be accomplished without the quantitative, formal processes of measurement and testing, there would be no need for them. Unfortunately, informal processes are more inefficient,…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Testing, Informal Assessment
Whitney, Douglas R.; Patience, Wayne M. – 1981
In response to informal reports that the time limitations on the new 1978 test forms of the General Educational Development (GED) Tests resulted in some examinees having to work substantially faster than at a comfortable rate, this study was designed (1) to estimate the time required for examinees to complete the tests at their preferred rate; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adults, Age Differences, Educational Experience
McLaughlin, Kenneth F. – 1964
This bulletin attempts to explain the use and limitations of regularly the process of selecting educational areas which should receive additional interpret adequately their meaning to parents and students. A companion publication "Understanding Testing Purposes and Interpretations for Pupil Development," also prepared by HEW, was issued in 1960. A…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Counseling, Expectancy Tables
Siracuse, Kathleen – 1977
An achievement testing framework is being developed by the Los Angeles Unified School District to assess the educational progress of 14,000 secondary level compensatory education students with something other than standardized tests. The technique of multiple matrix sampling was applied to the use of large item domains in the subject area of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Backman, Margaret E. – 1977
The Micro-TOWER System of Vocational Evaluation was developed in response to the need for a revision of the TOWER (Testing, Orientation, and Work Evaluation in Rehabilitation) System. The Micro-TOWER system of work sample tests measures the major aptitudes required for most semi-skilled and unskilled occupations. It may be used as a screening…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Aptitude Tests, Clerical Occupations
Brennan, Robert L., Ed. – Praeger, 2006
"Educational Measurement" has been the bible in its field since the first edition was published by ACE in 1951. The importance of this fourth edition of "Educational Measurement" is to extensively update and extend the topics treated in the previous three editions. As such, the fourth edition documents progress in the field and…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Educational Assessment, Test Validity, Test Reliability