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Polikoff, Morgan S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2010
Standards-based reform, as codified by the No Child Left Behind Act, relies on the ability of assessments to accurately reflect the learning that takes place in U.S. classrooms. However, this property of assessments--their instructional sensitivity--is rarely, if ever, investigated by test developers, states, or researchers. In this paper, the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Psychometrics, Accountability, Teaching Methods
Haladyna, Thomas M.; Roid, Gale H. – Educational Technology, 1983
Summarizes item review in the development of criterion-referenced tests, including logical item review, which examines the match between instructional intent and the items; empirical item review, which examines response patterns; traditional item review; and instructional sensitivity of test items. Twenty-eight references are listed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Research, Literature Reviews, Teaching Methods
Sorensen, Philip H.; Pennell, Roger – 1982
This report was written to provide guidance in the development and evaluation of alternative instructional approaches that hold promise of improving instructional effectiveness. The main focus of the report is on how to identify and test interactive relationships between individual differences among learners and instructional conditions or…
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Managed Instruction, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods
Fulkerson, Dan – 1982
This publication contains student and teacher instructional materials for a course in residential solar systems. The text is designed either as a basic solar course or as a supplement to extend student skills in areas such as architectural drafting, air conditioning and refrigeration, and plumbing. The materials are presented in four units…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
Boone, Jerry; And Others – 1988
Literature on race and age differences in college remedial and developmental studies students is surveyed, based on the current literature, including an ERIC search from 1980 to 1988, pertinent professional textbooks, and information provided by publishers. Separate sections on race and age differences are provided, and each section concludes with…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Black Students, College Instruction