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The New Economics Tests for the College and Pre-college Levels: A Comment.

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Walstad, William B.; Buckles, Stephen – Journal of Economic Education, 1983

The Test of Understanding of College Economics, the Test of Economic Literacy for senior high students, and the Basic Economics Test for students in grades 4-6 provide reasonably good measures of economic understanding. The tests' technical features--reliability, validity, norms, and item statistics--are critiqued. (RM)

Descriptors: Economics Education, High Schools, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades

Measurement in Economic Education Research.

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Walstad, William – 1983

The basic measurement topics of reliability, validity, and norms as they apply to the major norm-referenced cognitive and affective instruments in economics education are discussed to provide researchers with a framework for judging technical quality. Because the topic of measurement is neglected or given improper treatment in much research work…

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Tests, Economics Education, Educational Research