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New York State Education Department, 2024
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with NWEA for the development of the 2024 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2024 Grades 6 and 7 English Language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Format, Language Arts, English Instruction
Sinclair, Andrea; Deatz, Richard; Johnston-Fisher, Jessica; Levinson, Heather; Thacker, Arthur – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2015
The overall purpose of the research studies described in this report was to investigate the quality of the administration of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) field test during the spring of 2014. These research studies were conducted for the purpose of formative evaluation. Findings from these studies are…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Test Validity
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International Journal of Testing, 2019
These guidelines describe considerations relevant to the assessment of test takers in or across countries or regions that are linguistically or culturally diverse. The guidelines were developed by a committee of experts to help inform test developers, psychometricians, test users, and test administrators about fairness issues in support of the…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Student Diversity, Cultural Differences, Language Usage
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Murphy, R.J.L. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
The grading reliability of the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examinations in England was investigated by correlating GCE grades awarded to examination papers during the normal grading period and grades awarded to the same papers by a senior GCE examiner after completion of the normal GCE grading procedure. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Examiners, Experimenter Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Grading
Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – 1983
Prior research demonstrates that examiner unfamiliarity negatively affects the optimal performance of handicapped preschoolers. The present investigation sought to determine whether examiner unfamiliarity also interferes with the optimal performance of handicapped school-age pupils and nonhandicapped children. Sixty-four subjects (16…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Examiners, Experimenter Characteristics, Interaction
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Ingenkamp, K.; Wolf, B. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
Two studies of the oral secondary school leaving examinations in Germany indicated variances in ratings made by different teachers. The differences were significantly influenced by speed of speaking, background information about past achievement, and contrast of performance related to sequence of presentation. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Examiners, Experimenter Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Carlson, Janet F. – 1994
It is generally assumed that test administrators are accurate and dependable, and that the psychometric properties of validity and reliability applied to test givers are at acceptably high levels. The test giver is thought to have been standardized through training reinforced by experience. This paper considers validity and reliability in relation…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Examiners, Experience, Individual Differences
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Frith, James R. – ADFL Bulletin, 1979
Ten colleges and universities and the Educational Testing Service participated in a project that involved testing the Foreign Service Institute's French and Spanish oral proficiency test for possible academic applicability. (AM)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Examiners, French, Language Proficiency
Schools Council, London (England). – 1966
The reliability and validity of a trial examination for home economics is described. A preliminary test was submitted to 150 fifth year pupils who were not involved in the final examination, as guidance in constructing the accepted tests. The four methods used in the final analysis were: (a) a theory paper requiring nine written answers relating…
Descriptors: Bulletins, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Examiners
Pasanella, Ann K.; And Others – 1967
This is a selected compilation of 47 items relating to criticisms of tests and testing. The items cover the period of ten years immediately preceding the year 1966 and are held to be scholarly writings almost without exception. The books and articles listed carry extensive annotations and focus on the following aspects of tests and testing:…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Annotated Bibliographies, Civil Liberties, Conformity
Funk, Gerald W. – 1979
A project continued activity to improve the occupational competency assessment program for evaluating and certifying vocational education teachers. Development of new testing was continued by Temple University, The Pennsylvania State University, and University of Pittsburgh. Workshops for test developers were conducted to ensure standardization of…
Descriptors: Competence, Examiners, Minimum Competency Testing, Occupational Tests