Results of a study of the costs of examinations in further higher education (FHE) in England and Wales are presented, based on a survey of 12 FHE institutions, 6 local education authorities (LEAs), and a number of examining bodies. After a brief review of the system of assessment in England and Wales, attention is directed to the range of fees…

The term "coaching" applies to a variety of types of test preparation programs which vary in length, instructional method, and content. Most research on the effectiveness of coaching has examined the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), a measure of academic abilities used to predict college performance. This ERIC Digest reviews studies of…

Transformations or equating of raw test scores on two or more forms of the same test are made interchangeable by empirical procedures deriving the standard error of an equipercentile equating for four different situations. Some numerical results are checked by Monte Carlo methods. Numerical standard errors are computed for two sets of real data.…

Measurement terms used in Title I evaluation are contained in this glossary. Several types of measurement techniques are identified and defined. Other measurement terms which are defined include those relating to validity, reliability, statistical analysis, test interpretation, and program effectiveness. (DWH)

Author focused on the basic principles that should inform educational theory and methodology. (Author/RK)

Presents a method of testing a class that is designed to reveal the level of thinking of the individual student in the context of the science instruction that he is receiving. (JR)

This paper is directed to those who are undertaking evaluation of a bilingual program for the first time or who have already struggled with the mysteries of such an undertaking. Emphasis is given to the reporting requirements of the various federal and state funding agencies. The bilingual-bicultural program structure is defined so the evaluator…

The results of this study provide a little support for those who ascribe a motivational effect to tests, but it is possible that this effect is limited to tasks that are novel, and for which information on one's relative standing within the classroom is lacking. (Author)

Presents suggestions for alternatives to standardized testing. The means for alternative methods of evaluation are easily accessible if educational resources are organized for that purpose. (Author/IRT)

It is concluded that conditional reasoning performance is not influenced by subjects' familarity content in the premises. (Author)

In this booklet, the New York State Department of Education's approach to the evaluation of categorically aided projects is described. It is stated that in recent years, the emphasis has been on structuring the content of data and limiting it to factors which are comparable and useful at local, State and Federal levels. Measurement procedures…

AN ANALYSIS OF "T-UNITS" (THE MINIMAL TERMINABLE SYNTACTIC UNITS ALLOWED BY THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH), AS FOUND IN CHILDREN'S WRITING, IS A MORE SENSITIVE MEASURE OF GROWTH OF SYNTACTIC SKILL THAN TRADITIONAL CRITERIA. HUNT'S 1965 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CLASSROOM WRITING OF FOURTH-, EIGHTH-, AND 12TH-GRADE CHILDREN, AND OF MAGAZINE…