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Peer reviewedHambleton, Ronald K., Ed.; van der Linden, Wim J., Ed. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1982
Item response theory (IRT) is having a major impact on the field of testing. This special issue presents an introduction and seven papers concerning developments in IRT applications. Some important IRT research being conducted outside the United States is highlighted. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Equated Scores, Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory
Peer reviewedHambleton, Ronald K., Ed. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1980
This special issue covers recent technical developments in the field of criterion-referenced testing. An introduction, six papers, and two commentaries dealing with test development, test score uses, and evaluation of scores review relevant literature, offer new models and/or results, and suggest directions for additional research. (SLD)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Mastery Tests, Measurement Techniques, Standard Setting (Scoring)
Peer reviewedvan der Linden, Wim J., Ed. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1986
New theory and practice in testing is replacing the standard test by the test item bank and classical test theory by item response theory. Eight papers and a commentary are presented in this special issue concerning test item banking. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing
Download full textHart, Kathleen A.; Joscelyn, Mary K., Ed. – 1989
Standardized college-level tests of thinking have serious drawbacks, but they can be used effectively to compare results with other teachers or researchers and to suggest possible ways of measuring aspects of thinking in faculty-constructed tests. Faculty-designed tests should provide opportunities for students to use the important knowledge and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Intelligence Tests
Saltarelli, Mario, Ed. – Studies in Language Learning, 1983
Papers in this journal issue concern various aspects of foreign language syllabus construction. Titles and authors are: "The Threshold Level: A Notional-Functional Syllabus" (Barbara F. Matthies); "Functions of Grammar in a Language Teaching Syllabus" (William E. Rutherford); "Communicative and Grammatical Syllabuses to…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Griffin, Peg, Ed. – 1978
This book is intended to help instructors construct reading tests. All the chapters are concerned with viewing two complementary aspects of the written text materials that is used as the base for testing: (1) the relations that hold among the parts of a written text that occur together; and (2) the fact that each word in a text plays certain roles…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Testing, Individual Testing
Beard, John D., Ed.; McNabb, Scott E., Ed. – 1985
Intended for teachers, this collection of articles on testing in the English language arts contains the following titles: "What Do Test Scores 'Really' Mean in Educational Policy?" by George F. Madaus; "Testing and Literacy: A Contradiction in Terms?" by Marilyn Wilson; "Throwing in the TOWL," by Mary Jane Curry; "Taking the Authority Figure Out…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Arts
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 35 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) cloze procedure; (2) the monitoring and facilitation of reading growth; (3) the effect of immediate item feedback on the reliability and validity of verbal…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Cloze Procedure, Communication Skills
ALTE News, 1997
The two issues of volume 5 and one issue of volume 6 of the newsletter contain articles on conferences and programs concerning language testing in Europe. Articles topics include: description of proficiency levels for a Council of Europe testing program; adult education and language testing in Germany; tests of Norwegian as a foreign language; the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Conferences, Dutch
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Mayer, Victor J., Ed. – Investigations in Science Education, 1983
Abstractor's analyses of 12 science education research studies are presented. Nine analyses in the first section, focusing on various aspects of science instruction, include: a comparison of different approaches to helping students understand metric units of volume; use of specific questions to cue elementary school students in obtaining…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Science, Earth Science, Elementary School Science
