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Jacobs, Stanley S. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Data quite clearly indicated that students should be allowed and encouraged to reconsider and evaluate their responses to objective test items. (Author)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Objective Tests, Response Style (Tests), Tables (Data)

Linden, Kathryn W.; Garrison, Wayne M. – NALLD Journal, 1977
This paper provides users of teacher-made tests with a computer program designed to improve reporting of student performance on academic tasks. Test planning and construction and form and technique for reporting student performance are described. (CHK)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Programs, Computers, Objective Tests
Koehler, Roger A. – 1972
This paper provides substantial evidence in favor of the continued use of conventional objective testing procedures in lieu of either the Coombs' cross-out technique or the Dressel and Schmid free-choice response procedure. From the studies presented in this paper, the tendency is for the cross-out and the free choice methods to yield a decrement…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Guessing (Tests), Objective Tests, Response Style (Tests)
Wright, E. N.
Comparisons of students' educational performances are usually based on test and examination results. However, for such comparisons to be valid, it is suggested that evaluations must be made on some common basis since many educational and employment decisions are based on these evaluations. Standardized tests, often used when comparisons are to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Perrone, Vito – 1977
The author takes the position that standardized tests, as presently developed and marketed, do have potentially positive uses. However, these advantages are outweighed by the tests' deleterious effects on children and programs. Standardized tests refer to published, norm referenced, achievement and intelligence tests which contain specific…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Ory, John C.; Ryan, Katherine E. – 1993
This book for college faculty provides a resource for developing, using, and grading classroom exams. The first chapter addresses ways to determine what content should be included on an exam. The second chapter identifies testing considerations such as number of exams, difficulty level of items, and test length. Chapters 3 and 4 provide guidelines…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Codes of Ethics, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods
Weltin, Mary M.; Popelka, Beverly A. – 1983
The composite of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) subtests used to select applicants for entry-level training in Army clerical schools was evaluated by correlating composite scores with training performance scores. Comparisons were made between the multiple R for this optimal set of predictors and that for the composite of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Clerical Occupations
Centre for Information on Language Teaching, London (England). – 1971
This bibliography includes most publications on the theory and practice of foreign language testing which have appeared since 1950. It does not include those referring to testing in the mother tongue. Parts 1 and 2 include other bibliographies on testing and a short selection of published tests which embody recent techniques. Part 3--the main…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Bibliographies, Educational Testing

Ebel, Robert L. – 1977
In a discussion of the value of standardized tests and their implications for effective teaching, the author contends that such tests are useful in keeping those concerned with the learning process focused on the main target. In addition, standardized tests serve to (1) reveal variations in the effectiveness of different instructional procedures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Criterion Referenced Tests
Charters, Moire C. – 1978
To establish an objective measure of English skills for graduation candidates and to determine whether objective and subjective measures of English skills produce different results, 101 volunteers completed a writing sample and the Reading and Written English Expression tests of the Comparative Guidance and Placement Program (CGP). Scores obtained…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Community Colleges, English