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Peer reviewedZdenek, Joseph W. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
In spite of new methodologies in foreign language instruction, much testing is still of the traditional type. Paper and pencil tests are given, testing in exactly the same way the teachers themselves were tested. This article suggests 25 points for language teachers on all levels. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Test Construction, Test Theory
Peer reviewedHawkins, Katherine W. – Communication Education, 1987
Provides a brief, nontechnical overview of latent trait models and argues for the preferability of these models (particularly the Rasch logistic model) over classical test models. Offers an example application of the Rasch model and discusses implications for the use of latent trait models for communication educators. (AEW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Journalism Education, Latent Trait Theory, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedFreilich, Mark B. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Describes a project to determine the impact of weekly quizzing on student performance in general chemistry. Notes final exam scores were the same for students who took weekly quizzes as for students who took the quizzes but not for credit. Explores several possible explanations. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Learning Activities, Learning Motivation
