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The Diagnostic Use of Interim Tests in Conjunction With the Final Examination

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Lumsden, Ernest A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1977

The advantages of interim tests in an undergraduate psychology course for diagnostic purposes are described. A discussion of assigning relative weight to interim test performance as compared with final examination performance is presented. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Data Analysis, Educational Improvement, Educational Testing

The Seductive Allure of Data.

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Popham, W. James – Educational Leadership, 2003

Discusses which kinds of data educators should respect and which they should reject. Asserts that most state accountability tests fail to produce the kinds of data that will improve teaching and learning. Teachers can get the data they need from their own instructionally useful classroom assessments. (WFA)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection