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Bost, William A. – American School Board Journal, 1976
Suggests ways of bringing "sanity" to standardized testing. For instance, no standardized test should ever be administered for purposes of establishing scholastic pecking orders, and the agency that administers a standardized test must determine the relationship between measured ability and measured achievement. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Instruments, Norms
Download full textEbel, Robert L. – 1973
The views of E. L. Thorndike on the future of measurements of abilities, expressed 25 years ago, are summarized, and the future of measurements of abilities as it appears now is examined. Opportunities for improvement now arise mainly from increasing social concern for effective education. Measurement technology has developed rapidly and cannot…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Educational Testing, Intelligence Tests
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1971
This report describes the development of the 1969-70 Michigan Educational Assessment measures used in assessing the levels and distribution of educational performance for Michigan's districts, schools, and pupils. The report has four sections. The first section contains a brief description of the 1969-70 assessment program, including a statement…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Educational Testing, Measurement Instruments
Pasanella, Ann K.; And Others – 1967
This is a selected compilation of 47 items relating to criticisms of tests and testing. The items cover the period of ten years immediately preceding the year 1966 and are held to be scholarly writings almost without exception. The books and articles listed carry extensive annotations and focus on the following aspects of tests and testing:…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Annotated Bibliographies, Civil Liberties, Conformity
Ebel, Robert L. – 1975
The approach characterizing this study of bias in tests of educational achievement is stated to be reflective and philosophical rather than experimental and statistical. Its concern is with operationally definable areas of learning and indicators of achievement rather than with the hypothetical latent traits that are presumed by some to influence…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing
Erickson, Richard C.; Wentling, Tim L. – 1976
Designed for current and future occupational instructors, counselors, and administrators, the comprehensive measurement text is directed toward all subject areas in occupational education--industrial, business/distributive, home economics, agriculture, health occupations, and personal/public services. It offers necessary guidelines to select,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Educational Testing
