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Shapiro, Bernard J.; Shapiro, Phyllis P. – Elem Sch J, 1970
Opposes Holt's suggestion to eliminate testing; states that the evils he suggested are not inherent in testing but in test administration and interpretation. Supports material-imbedded tests using unobtrusive measures. (MH)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Testing, Testing, Testing Problems
Kaplan, Bert L. – Teacher, 1974
Discusses ways testing can help students learn if the teacher can remove the aura and function of evaluation from the experience. (GB)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Evaluation, Response Style (Tests), Test Construction
Lindman, Erick L. – 1968
A suggested technique for analyzing distributions of test scores compares distributions of scores made by groups of pupils on standard tests with distributions made by other groups of students on the same tests. By identifying the percents of student scores which must be shifted to an adjacent cell (interval) to make the two distributions exactly…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Equated Scores, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology
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Hedl, John J., Jr. – 1971
The purpose of this experiment was to relate two bodies of research on anxiety: test anxiety, or anxiety proneness specific to the testing situation, and trait-state anxiety. The author hypothesized that state anxiety--anxiety not tied to any particular situation but aroused in "any" situation--should be highly related to test anxiety during a…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Educational Testing, Psychological Patterns, Psychological Studies
American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. – 1999
The standards outlined in this book have been developed to provide criteria for the evaluation of tests, testing practices, and the effects of test use. The "Standards" provides a frame of reference to ensure that relevant issues are addressed. The first part of the book, "Test Construction, Evaluation, and Documentation,"…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Psychological Testing, Reliability
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Williams, S. Irene; Jones, Chancey O. – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Some examples of how students read test items are presented. The results of interviews with students who have taken a multiple-choice test indicate that they do not always solve problems on the test the way we think they do. (JP)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Mathematics Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Secondary School Mathematics
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Trentham, Landa L. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1975
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Grade 6
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Wyatt, H. V. – Journal of Biological Education, 1973
Discusses the role of examinations in teaching biology. Comments on the aims of examinations, essay questions, scientific writing, testing for comprehension of practical problems, problems and judgments, statistical skills, practical examinations, and the general problems of examining. (JR)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Testing, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Bostow, D. E.; And Others – 1970
Time spent in contact with academic course materials as a function of two testing schedules was measured using college undergraduates in an introductory Educational Psychology course. A multi-manipulation single organism design was employed with all subjects enabling both individual and group analysis. A study room equipped with an adjacent…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1970
The Colorado Evaluation Project was funded to field test the Common Status Measures concurrently with Colorado's pilot program in assessment and evaluation. The primary purpose is to determine Colorado's educational needs, and the secondary purpose is to test procedures for assessment which can be replicated or adapted by local school districts or…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Program Evaluation
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Funk, H. James – Science and Children, 1977
Discussed are 12 elementary level standardized science tests, their levels of questions, and problems relating to coordinating instruction and standardized tests. (SL)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Sieber, Joan E. – Amer Educ Res J, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Educational Environment
Oakland, Thomas; Weilert, Evelyn – 1971
This study was an attempt to examine certain variables which apply to test-wiseness factors in assessing preschool and primary grade children. The study identified specific abilities which appear to be prerequisite for taking standardized tests, and to design curricular materials to facilitate the development of these abilities. It was found that…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged, Educational Testing
Borden, Arthur R., Jr. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1967
Experience in evaluating responses to poetry in the Advanced Placement Examination can offer guidelines for the effective testing of students on poetry without reducing their interest in the art. For advanced secondary or first-year college students, teachers should avoid approaches and tests that are concerned with (1) extraneous biographical,…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Testing, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods
Goolsby, Thomas M., Jr.; Wray, Grace A. – 1969
The purpose of this pictorial practice Test is to prepare pre-primary and beginning first grade children who have not had experience with a group test to do tasks similar to those found on a regular test. The instructions for the practice test stress important cues and directions helpful during test administration, and include the entire dialogue…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Grade 1, Group Testing, Preschool Children
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