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Millman, Jason – 1974
The teaching performance test is a recently developed assessment technique designed to sharpen our teacher competence evaluation procedures. It assesses a teacher's ability to promote learner mastery of prespecified instructional objectives during a relatively short lesson designed by the teacher. The principal contributions of this paper are the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Performance Tests, Task Analysis, Teacher Effectiveness
Wilson, Clark L.; And Others – 1971
The purpose of this manual is to help Navy division officers, petty officers, and instructors build, use, and understand practical performance tests. Methods for testing men's ability to perform practical jobs are described in order to determine what they can actually do in meeting the requirements of their ratings, billets, or school training…
Descriptors: Guides, Job Skills, Military Personnel, Performance Tests
Hirshfeld, Stephen F.; And Others – 1976
A set of procedures for validating the Army's Skill Qualification Tests (SQT) are described. Three phases are discussed: (1) the selection of tasks, (2) the selection of specific content for hands-on performance test items, and of written self-evaluation components, and (3) the establishment of content validity of the hands-on component. The task…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Item Analysis, Military Personnel, Performance Tests
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Ke, Chuanren – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2006
This article presents a model of formative task-based language assessment implemented in the Chinese language program at the University of Iowa. The model was conceptualized from both empirical evidence, namely previous research done by other team members and me, and assessment theory, namely task-based learning and testing. Our formative…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Student Evaluation, Learning Activities, Course Objectives
1974
The military utilizes tests extensively and should be aware of current testing problems. A conference composed of members from the business, educational, and military communities, both foreign and domestic, was held and these major issues addressed: (1) The Development of Training Requirements; (2) Personnel Assignment Using Interest Inventories;…
Descriptors: Computers, Interest Inventories, Measurement Techniques, Military Personnel
1975
The 62 papers presented at the 1975 conference of the Military Testing Association cover almost all areas of military and occupational assessment and evaluation, and are arranged in 19 "common subject-matter groupings": Symposium (on Aptitude Testing), Training Extension Courses, Computerized Testing, Task Validation and Qualification…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Certification, Computer Assisted Instruction