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Direct linkShermis, Mark D.; DiVesta, Francis J. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"Classroom Assessment in Action" clarifies the multi-faceted roles of measurement and assessment and their applications in a classroom setting. Comprehensive in scope, Shermis and Di Vesta explain basic measurement concepts and show students how to interpret the results of standardized tests. From these basic concepts, the authors then…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Measurement
MANUEL, HERSCHEL T. – 1963
TESTING MATERIALS IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITIONS WERE REVISED AND NEW MATERIALS CREATED IN THIS PROJECT. THE NEW SERIES OF TESTS INCLUDED ADMINISTRATION, AND ITEM ANALYSIS OF THE COOPERATIVE INTER-AMERICAN TESTS. DATA FOR THE ENGLISH EDITIONS WERE GATHERED FROM SUBJECTS DRAWN FROM AMERICAN SCHOOLS, AND DATA FOR THE SPANISH EDITIONS…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, English, Reading Tests, Spanish
Download full textOsburn, H. G.; Shoemaker, David M. – 1968
A computer program generating question series for achievement examinations was presented and the relative reliability of computer-generated and instructor-selected items was investigated. To provide validity for examinations generated by an original computer program, representative processes of construction and sampling were operationally defined.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Test Construction
Peer reviewedCronbach, Lee J. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1983
In response to Ebel's article (TM 508 146) the author points out that, in emphasizing what a test is intended to measure, the vital question of what should be measured is set aside. While explicit specifications for a test should be encouraged, questions of worth ought to be prominent in designing and selecting tests. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Measurement Objectives, Predictive Measurement, Test Construction
Bishop, A. J.; and others – Int J Educ Sci, 1969
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests, Questioning Techniques, Test Construction
Joint Committee on Testing Practices, Washington, DC. – 1988
Guidelines for test developers and users are provided to insure that construction and selection of test instruments are conducted fairly. In addition to development and selection, issues of interpretation of scores; provision of information to test takers; and prevention of test bias based on race, gender, or ethnicity are addressed. Twenty-one…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Educational Testing, Test Bias, Test Construction
MCLAUGHLIN, KENNETH – 1963
THESE ARTICLES ARE WRITTEN TO GIVEN ESSENTIAL FACTS ON TESTING TO INTERESTED CITIZENS. THE IMPORTANCE OF TESTING LIES IN ITS VALUE AS A GUIDANCE TOOL. TESTS REPRESENT ONLY A SAMPLING OF A PERSON'S PERFORMANCE FROM WHICH GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE INFERRED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS TYPES OF TESTS DESIGNED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, MEASUREMENT IN SOME IS…
Descriptors: Measurement Instruments, Measurement Techniques, Resource Materials, School Counseling
Sampson, James P., Jr. – 1998
This paper discusses the use of the Internet to enhance test selection, orientation, administration, and scoring. It begins with a review of potential Internet applications in these test areas. Also addressed are difficulties that may be encountered by counselors who use the Internet for testing and issues associated with using the Internet to…
Descriptors: Communications, Counselor Training, Counselors, Evaluation
Schreiner, Robert, Ed. – 1979
This guidebook puts testing in proper perspective as one aspect of evaluation and leads the test user through a practical discussion about selecting and developing valid, reliable tests. Its primary purpose is to assist classroom teachers, reading consultants, and school administrators in making decisions about measuring student reading…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedNevo, Barukh – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
Item-test correlations are compared to item test-retest correlations as measures for selecting items in test construction. The author concludes that the item test-retest method is superior for item analysis which aims at getting shorter tests while maintaining test stability. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Higher Education, Item Analysis
Carver, Ronald P. – 1969
Four conceptually different variables in reading: (1) knowledge gained (new information), (2) amount comprehended (degree of understanding), (3) reading aptitude (differences between individuals), and (4) reading improvement (within individual changes as a result of treatment) are discussed. Existing measures of reading comprehension are evaluated…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Test Construction
Byrd, Manford, Jr. – 1970
The history and development of city-wide testing programs in Chicago since 1936 are reviewed and placed in context with the impact on testing of Sputnik and the passage of the National Defense Education Act of 1958. Current testing problems include the time lag between events and curricular changes and new test construction, the time lag between…
Descriptors: Accountability, Norms, Racial Factors, Standardized Tests
Campbell, David P. – 1969
A list of 11 important characteristics of interest inventories is presented. Comparisons between interest inventories are difficult to make, and those responsible for making choices between inventories must be well-informed about the entire system. Therefore, the points are discussed in the order that a system is developed--from the item pool,…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Interest Inventories, Interests, Test Construction
Anderson, Scarvia B. – American School Board Journal, 1981
Describes types of tests, types of student responses required, ways to interpret tests, and the major test developers. (WD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Responses, Standardized Tests, Teacher Made Tests
Aitken, Kenneth G., Comp. – 1975
This bibliography is intended to provide a selective list of references on the cloze procedure and its application to teaching English as a second language. Part one of the bibliography includes seven general references on the cloze procedure in general, i.e., research reviews and bibliographies. These were chosen because they provide extensive…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language), Language Tests
