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Stanley, Sarah J. – 1990
The rationale for and nature of the videotaped portion of the pedagogy test of the Content Mastery Examinations for Educators (CMEE) available in fall 1990 are evaluated. The videotape subtest described is expansive and time consuming, but appears to be effective and acceptable for its target audience of beginning teachers. Each form of the CMEE…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Pollack, Judith M. – 1990
This paper summarizes an investigation of applications and issues in free response (FR) testing during 1989. It draws on ideas from the results of the National Educational Longitudinal Study 1988 (NELS:88) field test, a seminar series at the Educational Testing Service (ETS), working papers prepared for several FR testing applications, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Gonzalez-Tamayo, Eulogio – 1987
The concepts of universe of admissible observation and universe of generalization from the generalizability theory were applied to calculate the intraclass correlation coefficient of a licensure test. The internal consistency coefficient of a dichotomously scored test is identical to the intraclass correlation coefficient of a two-facet design.…
Descriptors: Adults, Analysis of Variance, Content Validity, Criterion Referenced Tests
Samson, Digna M. M. – 1983
The traditional multiple-choice reading comprehension test of English as a second language, used in the Dutch school-leaving examinations, has been criticized for its apparent lack of construct validity. The Dutch National Institute for Educational Measurement has conducted a number of studies to determine whether there is a different skill…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
Potter, Lance; Sjoerdsma, Ronald – 1988
The effort to make the Connecticut Elementary Education Certification Examination (EECE) reflect the skills and knowledge essential to successful beginning teaching is described. This instrument is planned as part of an assessment system being created by the Connecticut State Department of Education. The first element of the program is a basic…
Descriptors: Certification, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Knowledge Level
Download full textMarso, Ronald N.; Pigge, Fred L. – 1987
A total of 326 public school teachers of kindergarten through grade 12 responded to a survey about teacher-made tests, testing practices, and the availability of testing resources and guidelines. Testing practices and preferences were found to vary significantly by grade level, subject area, and length of teaching experience. School testing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Curriculum Guides, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Cason, Gerald J.; And Others – 1987
The Objective Test Scoring and Performance Rating (OTS-PR) system is a fully integrated set of 70 modular FORTRAN programs run on a VAX-8530 computer. Even with no knowledge of computers, the user can implement OTS-PR to score multiple-choice tests, include scores from external sources such as hand-scored essays or scores from nationally…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Essay Tests
Levine, Michael V.; Drasgow, Fritz – 1984
Some examinees' test-taking behavior may be so idiosyncratic that their scores are not comparable to the scores of more typical examinees. Appropriateness indices, which provide quantitative measures of response-pattern atypicality, can be viewed as statistics for testing a null hypothesis of normal test-taking behavior against an alternative…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Simulation, Estimation (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedEslami-Rasekh, Zohreh; Eslami-Rasekh, Abbas; Fatahi, Azizollah – TESL-EJ, 2004
This study deals with the application of the pragmatics research to EFL teaching. The study explored the effect of explicit metapragmatic instruction on the speech act comprehension of advanced EFL students. The speech acts of requesting, apologizing, and complaining were selected as the focus of teaching. Teacher-fronted discussions, cooperative…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Multiple Choice Tests
National Occupational Competency Testing Inst., Albany, NY. – 1978
This bulletin describes the National Occupational Competency Testing Program, which is designed to give experienced craftsmen objective evidence of their competency in order (1) to obtain academic credit toward a degree, (2) to gain certification as an industrial teacher, or (3) to enroll in an industrial teacher education program. Information is…
Descriptors: Certification, Equivalency Tests, Job Skills, Multiple Choice Tests
Bell, Anita I. – 1979
An equating study was conducted on the Certifying Examination for Primary Care Physician's Assistants to compare the ability of current examinees with the standardization group and to determine if current test items are more difficult than previous items. Using 46 common items from the multiple choice section, the 1978 exam was equated to the 1976…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Educational Trends, Equated Scores
PDF pending restorationGilmer, Jerry S. – 1979
Sixty college students from classes in educational measurement were divided into two groups. Each group was administered the same criterion test except that one group received feedback after every item and the other received no feedback. The students were also divided into three ability levels. Each test item was classified two ways; by item…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Answer Keys, Answer Sheets, College Students
Watkins, Nettie; Patton, Bob – 1977
This manual consists of area 1 test pool questions which are designed to assist instructors in selecting appropriate questions to help prepare practical nursing students for the Oklahoma state board exam. Multiple choice questions are utilized to facilitate testing of nursing 1 curriculum objectives. Each test contains questions covering each…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Biological Sciences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Testing
OSMAN, NEILE – 1965
THE INCREASED EMPHASIS ON THE AUDIOLINGUAL SKILLS REQUIRES NEW APPROACHES IN TESTING. THESE SKILLS CAN BE SEPARATED INTO SEVERAL AREAS FOR WHICH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVE TESTS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED. EXAMPLES OF GROUP TESTS ARE AURAL WORD-RECOGNITION TESTS AND TESTS OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION. TESTS WHICH MUST BE ADMINISTERED INDIVIDUALLY ARE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Auditory Perception
Koch, William R.; Reckase, Mark D. – 1979
Tailored testing procedures for achievement testing were applied in a situation that failed to meet some of the specifications generally considered to be necessary for tailored testing. Discrepancies from the appropriate conditions included the use of small samples for calibrating items, and the use of an item pool that was not designed to be…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Educational Testing, Higher Education
