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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Chemistry 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1988, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and three written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Physics 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the major examination for the course. Both English and French versions are provided. Intended for administration during January 1988, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and three written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, High Schools
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Biology 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is a final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1988, it contains 80 multiple-choice questions and four written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since scoring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Biology 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is a final test for the course. Intended for administration during June, 1988, it contains 80 multiple-choice questions and five written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since scoring is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Chemistry 30 is a 12th-grade chemistry course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during June, 1988, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and three written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Physics 30 is a 12th-grade physics course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the major examination for the course. Both English and French versions are provided. Intended for administration during June, 1988, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and three written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, High Schools
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Biology 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1989, it contains 70 multiple-choice questions and seven written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Biology 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is an alternate form for the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1989, it contains 70 multiple-choice questions and seven written-response questions. Two and one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Chemistry 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1989, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and three written-response questions. Two and one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Peer reviewedSevenair, John P.; Burkett, Allan R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1988
Describes statistical analyses of tests used for organic chemistry classes and attempts to pose a model to explain the results. Concluded that students who possess a slight grasp of a concept actually have less of a chance of answering an item correctly than those who merely guess. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Item Analysis
Peer reviewedTalmir, Pinchas – Biochemical Education, 1991
Describes how multiple-choice items can be designed and used as an effective diagnostic tool by avoiding their pitfalls and by taking advantage of their potential benefits. The following issues are discussed: correct' versus best answers; construction of diagnostic multiple-choice items; the problem of guessing; the use of justifications of…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Educational Research, Evaluation, Higher Education
Leuba, Richard J. – Engineering Education, 1986
Promotes the use of machine-scored tests in basic engineering science classes. Discusses some principles and practices of machine-scored testing. Provides several example test items. Argues that such tests can be used to enhance basic understanding of concepts and problem solving skills. (TW)
Descriptors: Automation, College Science, Engineering Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBiran, Leonard A. – Medical Teacher, 1986
Discusses some difficulties that medical students experience in taking exams containing multiple choice questions. Differentiates between multiple true/false type questions, in which several answers may be true, and one-out-of-four type, in which only one answer is correct. Provides tips for taking and making multiple choice tests. (TW)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, College Science, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education
Download full textMaihoff, N. A.; Mehrens, Wm. A. – 1985
A comparison is presented of alternate-choice and true-false item forms used in an undergraduate natural science course. The alternate-choice item is a modified two-choice multiple-choice item in which the two responses are included within the question stem. This study (1) compared the difficulty level, discrimination level, reliability, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing
