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Peer reviewedLumsden, Keith G.; Scott, Alex – Journal of Economic Education, 1987
Traces student comprehension in beginning economics course examinations in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. Demonstrates that males performed better on multiple-choice tests, females performed better on essay examinations, and that female learning rates were lower than male learning rates. Reviews the influence of precollege courses. Includes…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Test Interpretation
Understanding the Scores: Hearing-Impaired Students and the Stanford Achievement Test (7th Edition).
Download full textAllen, Thomas E. – 1986
This manual summarizes technical information regarding the 1982 Stanford Achievement Test, Seventh Edition when administered to hearing-impaired students. In Section 1, the procedures used to select the norming sample (7,557 hearing-impaired students) are described, and the demographic characteristics of the resulting sample are compared to those…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Differences, Hearing Impairments, Multiple Disabilities
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1991
In 1991, a study was conducted of Miami-Dade Community College students' classroom experiences. The process involved randomly selecting one section for each full-time faculty member and administering the surveys prior to the final course withdrawal date. Surveys were returned from 640 sections (84% of those initially selected), and responses were…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Community Colleges, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Haertzen, C.A. – 1974
The Addiction Research Center Inventory is a 550 item multipurpose test measuring the broad range of physical, emotive, cognitive, and subjective effects of drugs. This manual provides technical information concerning 38 most valid scales, a quantitative method for characterizing the similarity of a profile of scores for the subject, group, or…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Classification, Criminals
Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, Bureau of Educational Research. – 1982
Survey results have suggested that, while teachers like to have test information available, most do not have great skill or consistency in interpreting test score data. Teachers who consider a certain type of test very valuable or useful are less likely to question the accuracy of the scores than are teachers who consider a test to be of little…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Attitude Change, Decision Making, Educational Research
Bower, George L.; Lewis, John R. – 1975
This supplemental guide to the interpretation of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) results in local guidance and counseling programs is designed for use by high school counselors, service test administrators, and educational specialists. This addendum to the original study presents expectancy tables for 28 civilian…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Expectancy Tables
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1984
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1983
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
