Some Common Misconceptions about Tests and Testing.

Hoover, H. D.

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ERIC Number: EJ672372

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Publication Date: 2003

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Some Common Misconceptions about Tests and Testing.

Hoover, H. D.

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v22 n1 p5-14 Spr 2003

Discusses three common misconceptions about achievement testing: (1) the idea that men generally outscore women; (2) the notion that the primary role of norms is to compare one student to another; and (3) the misconception that it is not possible to measure the achievement of kindergarten and primary grade students with group tests. (SLD)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Primary Education, Student Evaluation, Test Norms, Test Results, Test Use, Testing Problems

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Language: English

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Note: Presidential address at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (New Orleans, LA, April 1-5, 2002).