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Peer reviewedPadilla, A. M.; Ruiz, Rene A. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1975
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Mexican Americans, Objective Tests, Personality Measures
Peer reviewedLazarus, Mitchell – National Elementary Principal, 1975
Examines confusions that result from the use of the words "standardization,""reliability,""objectivity," and "validity" in connection with testing. (IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Objective Tests, Standardized Tests
Peer reviewedHambleton, Ronald K.; Murphy, Edward – Applied Measurement in Education, 1992
The validity of several criticisms of objective tests is addressed, and the viability of some alternatives to objective testing is discussed. Evidence against multiple-choice tests is not as strong as has been claimed. Authentic assessments may not always be better, and research about new forms of assessment is necessary. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Literature Reviews, Measurement Techniques
Download full textButler, Erik Payne; Bailis, Lawrence Neil – 1989
The roles of assessment and testing within public employment and training programs supported by the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (JTPA) were examined through a review of the literature and two surveys of the JTPA system. In 1987, the Center for Remediation Design and the Center for Human Resources (CHS) at Brandeis University in Waltham…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment
Neill, Monty – 1997
In this study, FairTest evaluated how well state assessment practices live up to the promise of high standards without standardization. The practices of states were measured against standards derived from the "Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems," a 1995 publication of education and civil rights groups working…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Neill, Monty – 1997
FairTest evaluated how well state assessment practices live up to the promise of high standards without standardization. The practices of states were measured against standards derived from the "Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems," a 1995 publication of education and civil rights groups working through the National…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Bikson, Tora K. – 1977
It is the author's thesis that children's intellectual rights are denied in U.S. public education because creativity and self-motivated inquiry are discouraged. As a result of standardized testing, learning tends to be defined in terms of the retention of specific facts. Higher cognitive processes such as abstract reasoning, problem solving, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Problems
Hendrickson, Gerry F. – 1971
The purpose of this study was to determine whether option weighting improved the internal consistency and intercorrelation of the subtests. The differential option-weighting scheme employed in this study is based on one devised by Guttman. The tests were first scored with Guttman-type weights and then with conventional correction-for-guessing…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Correlation, Factor Structure, Guessing (Tests)
Zorn, Jeffrey L. – 1983
Although by traditional measures of test validity, the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is not culture biased, it, along with the English Composition Test and the Test of Standard Written English, reinforces a narrow view of academic excellence that excludes culturally different youths. Designed to prevent admission errors, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests
Perrone, 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
PDF pending restorationEbel, Robert L. – 1977
In a discussion of the value of standardized tests and their implications for effective teaching, the author contends that such tests are useful in keeping those concerned with the learning process focused on the main target. In addition, standardized tests serve to (1) reveal variations in the effectiveness of different instructional procedures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Criterion Referenced Tests
