Various professional organizations whose members are involved in testing have written standards that acknowledge the rights of test takers. The Joint Committee on Testing Practices, composed of delegates from six professional associations, has produced an enumeration of rights and responsibilities of test takers. This document explains the…

School psychologists face the challenge of completing standardized, multiple choice tests for professional development in order to meet the competency standards set by organizations and regulatory agencies. Research has indicted that adequate preparation in test-taking skills can significantly improve attitudes toward test taking and actual…

This study examined processes and techniques teachers used to ensure that their assessments were valid and reliable, noting the extent to which they engaged in these processes. A sample of 625 elementary and secondary teachers received mailed copies of the Ohio Teacher Assessment Practices Survey, which asked about steps that they followed and the…

This paper argues that using Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) to teach 12- to 18-year-old students is going to change teaching methods, the content of what has been taught, and exams. Traditional exam questions are analyzed and categorized according to their usefulness in a CAS environment. The goal is to give teachers new perspectives with which to…

Unlike traditional K-12 programs, which educate youth to take their place in society, the GED (General Educational Development) Tests certify that adults possess the major and lasting outcomes of a high school program of study. Instead of a high school diploma that signifies the successful completion of a particular course of study, the GED…

A study investigated the relationship between two factors, native language and language learning experience, on university students' performance on the English Placement Test used at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Subjects were 203 students who took the test in August 1994 and completed a questionnaire about their learning…

This study employed the procedure of item sampling to reduce the time expenditure of participants when responding to a questionnaire concerned with the implementation of an innovative elementary school project. (Author)

A report on a project to develop animated test films to be used in evaluating learning in elementary-level science education. (Author)

Briefly discusses the nature of Colleges of Further Education in Britain and the role of science in their curricula. (JR)

Studied the effectiveness of using voluntary or mandatory quiz sections and specific quiz section leaders in teaching of large chemistry courses. Concluded that both exam and quiz should be retained in the course, but the value of mandatory quiz section attendance is doubtful. (CC)

Nearly all S's who completed Holland's Self-Directed Search (SDS) without supervision made errors which affected their final three--letter summary codes. Such errors were unrelated to: (1) extent of subjects' interest in knowing more about occupations or majors they might like; or (2) whether they felt occupations suggested by summary codes seemed…

There is more than one reasonable definition of test fairness and these definitions are in conflict; alternate formulations are discussed here. (JB)