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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Biology 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is a final test for the course. Intended for administration during June, 1988, it contains 80 multiple-choice questions and five written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since scoring is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Chemistry 30 is a 12th-grade chemistry course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during June, 1988, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and three written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Physics 30 is a 12th-grade physics course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the major examination for the course. Both English and French versions are provided. Intended for administration during June, 1988, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and three written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, High Schools
Download full textMarso, Ronald N.; Pigge, Fred L. – 1988
This study encompassed the collection of teacher reported (N=326) testing practices and the direct assessment of teacher-made tests (N=175) for item cognitive functioning levels and construction errors. Focus was on assessing the nature and quality of teacher-made tests used in public school classrooms and describing the classroom teachers'…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Measurement, Elementary Secondary Education, Public School Teachers
Marzano, Robert J.; Jesse, Daniel M. – 1987
In this study 6,942 items from two standardized achievement test batteries--the Stanford (Early School Achievement Battery, Achievement Battery, and Test of Academic Skills) and the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills--were analyzed. Focus was on determining: (1) the extent to which these test batteries included general cognitive operations (GCOs)…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Klein, Stephen P.; Bolus, Roger – 1983
A solution to reduce the likelihood of one examinee copying another's answers on large scale tests that require all examinees to answer the same set of questions is to use multiple test forms that differ in terms of item ordering. This study was conducted to determine whether varying the sequence in which blocks of items were presented to…
Descriptors: Adults, Cheating, Cost Effectiveness, Item Analysis
McCall, Chester H., Jr.; Gardner, Suzanne – 1984
The Research Services of the National Education Association (NEA) conducted a nationwide teacher opinion poll (TOP) based upon a stratified disproportionate two-state cluster sample of classroom teachers. This research study was conducted to test the hypothesis that the order of presentation of items would make no difference in the conclusions…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Statistical Analysis
Solomon, Charlotte – 1982
To meet the needs of visually-impaired candidates, Educational Testing Service (ETS) has traditionally provided tests in three special formats: large-print, Braille, and cassette. Certain ETS programs permit the use of the candidate's reader or the use of amanuensis, that is, someone who records answers for the candidate. The primary goal of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Program Development
Kingston, Neal M.; Dorans, Neil J. – 1982
The feasibility of using item response theory (IRT) as a psychometric model for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Aptitude Test was addressed by assessing the reasonableness of the assumptions of item response theory for GRE item types and examinee populations. Items from four forms and four administrations of the GRE Aptitude Test were…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Latent Trait Theory
Dorans, Neil J. – 1983
A formal analysis is presented of the effects of item deletion on equating/scaling functions and reported score distributions. The phrase "item deletion" refers to the process of changing the original key of a flawed item to either all options correct, including omits, or to no options correct, i.e., not scoring the flawed item. There…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Equated Scores, Item Analysis, Mathematical Models
McMorris, Robert F.; And Others – 1983
Two 50-item multiple-choice forms of a grammar test were developed differing only in humor being included in 20 items of one form. One hundred twenty-six (126) eighth graders received the test plus alternate forms of a questionnaire. Humor inclusion did not affect grammar scores on matched humorous/nonhumorous items nor on common post-treatment…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grammar, Humor, Junior High Schools
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Biology 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1989, it contains 70 multiple-choice questions and seven written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Biology 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is an alternate form for the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1989, it contains 70 multiple-choice questions and seven written-response questions. Two and one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Chemistry 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1989, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and three written-response questions. Two and one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
McCoy, Leah P. – 1989
Results of empirical research relating computer programming instruction and understanding of the concept of mathematical variables is unclear. While some studies have found a positive relationship, others have reported nonsignificant results. The purpose of this study was to investigate high school students' (n=36) understanding of the concept of…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation
