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Campbell, Mary – Engl Quart, 1970
Critically discusses existing objective tests of students' language abilities. (RD)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Evaluation Methods, Language Skills, Objective Tests
Peer reviewedMatalene, Carolyn B. – College English, 1982
Reports on the development and testing of the Revision and Editing Test. Presents the test and its answer key in an appendix. (RL)
Descriptors: College English, Editing, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedParker, Richard I.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1991
This study investigated the technical adequacy of 7 objective indexes of writing quality in monitoring the progress of 36 middle school students with mild disabilities over a 6-month period. Three indexes (such as "percent of legible words") were moderately correlated with holistic ratings but were not sufficiently stable over time. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Holistic Approach, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Download full textPerrone, Vito – 1977
The author takes the position that standardized tests, as presently developed and marketed, do have potentially positive uses. However, these advantages are outweighed by the tests' deleterious effects on children and programs. Standardized tests refer to published, norm referenced, achievement and intelligence tests which contain specific…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Green, Kinsey B. – 1979
This individualized learning package on test item construction as a component of evaluation is designed for the undergraduate student in teacher education programs. The hierarchy of learning levels on which the package rests is that of B. Bloom's (1956) taxonomy of learning. The premises are that higher order learning is significant and desirable…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests
