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Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. This document is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Capitalization (Alphabetic), Grade 1
Carlson, James E.; Spray, Judith A. – 1986
This paper discussed methods currently under study for use with multiple-response data. Besides using Bonferroni inequality methods to control type one error rate over a set of inferences involving multiple response data, a recently proposed methodology of plotting the p-values resulting from multiple significance tests was explored. Proficiency…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Data Analysis, Difficulty Level, Error of Measurement
Download full textKingston, Neal; And Others – 1985
A necessary prerequisite to the operational use of item response theory (IRT) in any testing program is the investigation of the feasibility of such an approach. This report presents the results of such research for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Despite the fact that GMAT data appear to violate a basic assumption of the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Computer Software, Correlation, Equated Scores
Marso, Ronald N. – 1985
A questionnaire concerning the use of teacher made tests was completed by 123 public school teachers in Ohio. Five testing practices were examined: (1) number of teacher made tests given during a course or school year; (2) types of test items most commonly used; (3) sources used in obtaining test items; (4) information used in assigning grades;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction, West Palm Beach, FL. – 1984
This student learning guide contains 17 modules for completing a course in carpentry. It is designed especially for use in secondary schools in Palm Beach County, Florida. Each module covers one task, and consists of a purpose, performance objective, enabling objectives, learning activities keyed to resources, information sheets, student…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Carpentry, Competency Based Education
Greenwell, Lynette, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This packet, designed for teachers of Job Corps participants is intended to familiarize them with the contents and presentation methods of the competency program developed to help students prepare for the General Educational Development (GED) (high school equivalency) tests. The first part of the package contains a teacher's guide that presents an…
Descriptors: Competence, Course Content, Educational Resources, Fine Arts
Rock, Donald; Chan, Kaling – 1988
The differential item functioning of mathematics performance of Hispanic, Asian, and White students on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was studied, using a modification of the Mantel-Haenszel Procedure. The sample for grades 3, 7, and 11, respectively, included: (1) 1,367, 1,570, and 1,580 Whites; (2) 265, 613, and 760…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cubans, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
Cheek, Jimmy G.; McGhee, Max B. – 1983
An activity was undertaken to develop written criterion-referenced tests for the common core component of Applied Principles of Agribusiness and Natural Resources Occupations. Intended for tenth grade students who have completed Fundamentals of Agribusiness and Natural Resources Occupations, applied principles were designed to consist of three…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Occupations
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1972
This course, adapted from military curriculum materials for use in vocational and technical education, was designed to provide the theory portion of the Marine Science Technician Program. It includes a review of basic subjects, marine biology, oceanography, as well as meteorologic observations and recording. The course consists of a lesson book…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Data Processing, Equipment, Independent Study
Kurfman, Dana G.; And Others – 1983
A 3-part test measures the geography knowledge, skills, and understanding of secondary level students. Part 1, map skills and location, contains 20 questions involving the use of three maps: an imaginary sketch map, a contour map, and a political map of the world. Part 2 consists of 20 questions covering physical geography. Students analyze…
Descriptors: Charts, Competency Based Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
Lunz, Mary E.; And Others – 1989
A method for understanding and controlling the multiple facets of an oral examination (OE) or other judge-intermediated examination is presented and illustrated. This study focused on determining the extent to which the facets model (FM) analysis constructs meaningful variables for each facet of an OE involving protocols, examiners, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Difficulty Level, Evaluators, Examiners
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Intended for students taking the English 30 Grade 12 Diploma Examinations in Alberta, Canada, this test booklet contains the composition component of the June 1988 tests. During 2.5 hours, students are required to perform the following writing tasks: (1) a personal response to an excerpt from Annie Dillard's "Teaching a Stone to Talk"…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1988
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports on the status and progress of educational achievement in the United States. Based on its surveys, "The Nation's Report Card" provides comprehensive information about what students in the United States can do in various subject areas. The framework for the 1990 mathematics…
Descriptors: Algebra, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Mathematics
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1988
This booklet provides samples of student writing that exemplify the standards that governed the scoring of student essays on the June 1988 English 30 Diploma Examination. Both major and minor writing assignments for seven students are provided, with examples of the full range of student writing. Commentaries accompanying the essays highlight…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1988
This booklet provides samples of student writing that exemplify the standards that governed the scoring of student essays on the June 1988 English 33 Diploma Examination. Both major and minor writing assignments for seven students are provided, with examples of the full range of student writing. The English 33, Part A, Written Response requires…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
