A STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF PRETESTING ORIENTATION UPON (1) STUDENTS' MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING TEST RESULTS AND (2) THE CHANGES IN ACCURACY OF SELF-ESTIMATES RESULTING FROM TEST INTERPRETATION. FIVE SCHOOL SYSTEMS WERE SELECTED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY. TWO RECEIVED THE ORIENTATION TREATMENT, TWO THE ROUTINE…

Presented are English summaries of reports and publications originally published in Danish. The summaries are presented in chronological order. Topics include research in areas of problem solving, action research in theory and practice, developmental trends in special teaching, evaluation, research planning - a development process, and special…

The document contains seven papers from the Child Assessment Topical Workshop designed to raise participant awareness of basic assessment issues involved in screening, placement, and measurement of daily performance; to provide specific information about the assessment process, including collecting, organizing, analyzing, and using data; and to…

Methods and results relevant to the introduction of item characteristic curve (ICC) models into classroom achievement testing are provided. The overall objective was to compare several common ICC models for item calibration and test equating in a classroom examination system. Parameters for the one-, two- and three-parameter logistic ICC models…

This bibliography of 138 works published since 1970 deals with evaluating the acquisition of language skills. The work is appropriate for foreign language instruction and English as a Second Language. The bibliography is divided into four sections: (1) controlled experiments; (2) evaluation in general; (3) evaluation in foreign language learning;…

The effect of testing on student retention was investigated to determine if it was the actual test taking, the prior preparation for the test, or the combination of studying for and taking the test which actually affected retention. Subjects were undergraduate students (N=90) who were divided into two different study conditions, i.e., test and…

A study was conducted at Queensborough Community College to determine if instruction in taking tests would significantly improve the responses of non-proficient readers to multiple-choice, open-ended, and cloze-type questions. Students enrolled in 18 reading and study skills improvement classes (N=394) were divided into three main groups: the…

The learning module described is for elementary or secondary level teachers who wish to improve their understanding of the meaning of test reliability and validity. The contents of the module are outlined, and activities and resources involved in its use are described. Ordering information on materials is provided, and a critique of the module is…

THE USEFULNESS OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION AS A MEDIUM FOR THE OBSERVATION OF CLASSES BY STUDENTS IN A BEGINNING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WAS STUDIED. THE EFFECTS OF THREE OBSERVATIONAL MEDIA--CLASSROOM VISITATION, CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION DEMONSTRATIONS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS, WERE…

A QUESTIONNAIRE MEASURING ENROLLMENT OF POTENTIAL CLIENTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT GUIDANCE WAS SENT TO 50 CITIES. INFORMATION WAS RETURNED FROM 30 CITIES, AND INCLUDED DATA ON ADMINISTRATION, PUBLICITY, FINANCING, COUNSELING, TESTING, AND RECORDS. RESPONSES INDICATED COUNSELING SERVICES HAD BEEN OPERATING FOR A MEDIAN OF 10 YEARS…

This paper is based on a classroom experience that showed the need of teaching American culture before attempting to teach American literature meaningfully to foreigners. The students in this learning situation were the Middle-Eastern employees of an American organization in the school year 1966-67. The teachers found out the students interpreted…

This document contains the abridged proceedings of a workshop on the evaluation of ESEA Title I programs, which are designed to improve education for disadvantaged children. Thirty-nine participants from 24 States attended the workshop. The workshop's 14 papers and four discussion excerpts are organized under four main headings: (1) Title I…

Educational resources are scarce and should be used efficiently. To do this, decision-makers in higher education need clearly defined objectives, creatively elaborated alternatives, and information about the costs and effectiveness of those alternatives. This paper describes a new management tool which is designed to provide better information…

This battery of test instruments is one of a set of three developed for use in the study of bilingual (English-Spanish) instruction and other compensatory education programs in Texas. These tests are designed to measure children's basic competence in a language via their perception of linguistic phenomena. The Level II battery is…

Suggestions are made for evaluating reading and study skills in secondary school content subjects. Evaluation procedures include (1) standardized reading tests, (2) teacher-made informal reading tests, (3) inventories of reading and study skills, (4) interest inventories, and (5) teacher observations. Suggestions are made and samples are shown for…