Hauptschule (practical secondary school) pupils are more readily confused than Gymnasium (university-preparatory secondary school) pupils when confronted with false answers. Spelling tests should be designed with regard to the type of school. Introducing visual guides helps the Hauptschule pupils to better achievement in productive tests. (Text is…

It was concluded that a multiple choice form corresponding to a sentence completion measure, test clearly defined personality areas (such as autonomy) could be a reasonable alternative for many purposes. (Author/DEP)

Over the years many criticisms have been offered against the multiple choice test format. Ambiguous, and emphasizing isolated information, they are also the most difficult objective tests to construct. Over-interpretation is a danger of multiple choice examinations with students picking subtle answers the test makers consider incorrect. Yet, the…

An exploratory application of audio-visual media to the occupation proficiency testing of enlisted soldiers is described. A five-response console which had been developed as a laboratory model was used. A DataQuest machine was adapted for delivery of a multiple choice test of job knowledge. In being tested, the soldier sat in front of the console…

This 46-question multiple choice test deals with the physical and chemical properties of matter, wave motion and types of energy, simple machines, equipment safety and measurement. The test is meant for administration to grade 8 students before and after instruction. Item analysis of the pre- post data are included, as are reliability estimates…

The aim of this study was to show that the superiority of corrected-for-guessing scores over number right scores as true score estimates depends on the ability of examinees to recognize situations where they can eliminate one or more alternatives as incorrect and to omit items where they would only be guessing randomly. Previous investigations…

The first step of the data analysis with respect to the eventual application of the various new methods in latent trait theory is here initiated. The data are a set of approximately 500 item responses of each of 7,439 examinees to the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form 6, on one of three difficulty levels, which correspond to the ages of 11, 12 and…

Item response changing as a function of test anxiety was investigated. Seventy graduate students enrolled in a basic statistics course completed 73 multiple-choice items on the course content and the Test Anxiety Scale (TAS). The TAS consisted of 25 items that students indicated were descriptive (true) or not descriptive (false) of themselves.…

This publication contains 317 multiple-choice chemistry test items related to topics covered in the Victorian (Australia) Year 12 chemistry course. It allows teachers access to a range of items suitable for diagnostic and achievement purposes, supplementing the ACER Chemistry Test Item Collection--Year 12 (CHEMTIC). The topics covered are: organic…

THE VALIDITY OF AN EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST DEPENDS UPON THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SPECIFIED EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THESE OBJECTIVES ARE MEASURED BY THE EVALUATION INSTRUMENT. THIS STUDY IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF STATISTICAL ITEM SELECTION ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE FINAL EVALUATION INSTRUMENT AS COMPARED WITH…

THESE EXAMPLES OF FINAL EXAMINATION ITEMS INCLUDE ENGLISH, BIOLOGY, HUMANITIES, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE. THEY ARE INTENDED FOR USE IN EVALUATING THE STUDENT'S INTELLECTUAL SKILL RATHER THAN HIS MEMORY. ALMOST ALL ITEMS ARE OF THE MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND KEY-LIST TYPES, WITH NO TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS. TO SOME EXTENT, USE IS MADE OF EXERCISES…

WITH EXISTING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, TESTS FOR SCREENING COLLEGE APPLICANTS CAN BE WRITTEN BY COMPUTERS. RESULTS OF A 72-ITEM COMPUTER-WRITTEN SYNONYMS TEST WERE COMPARED WITH THOSE OF THE ETS WIDE RANGE VOCABULARY TEST. BOTH TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED IN THE FALL OF 1965 TO ENTERING UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FRESHMEN. AT THE END OF THE FIRST SEMESTER, THESE…

This composite form for pretest and posttest measures students' knowledge of anthropological concepts, study methods, and words, the Arunta and Kazak tribes, and the American way of life. It is part of the Anthropology Curriculum Project and is designed to be used with curriculum guides for grades 1 and 4 (SO 011 790-795). The test consists of 30…

REPORTED ARE THE RESULTS OF SEVERAL RELATED STUDIES SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA). THESE STUDIES ATTEMPTED TO (1) DETERMINE THOSE CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENTISTS WHICH ARE VALID IN DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN SCIENTISTS OF HIGH AND LOW LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY AND CREATIVITY, AND (2) UTILIZE THESE CHARACTERISTICS IN…

PROVIDED FROM THE SCIENCE CONCEPT LEARNING PROJECT ARE (1) A PRETEST ON EQUILIBRIUM, AND (2) A POST-TEST OF KNOWLEDGE, COMPREHENSION, AND APPLICATION OF CONCEPTS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. THE PRETEST (54 ITEMS) AND POST-TEST (60 ITEMS) ARE COMPOSED OF OBJECTIVE MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS PREPARED FOR USE WITH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. TEST AND ITEM…