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Moeslein, Kurt – Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 1975
Reports on experience with objective FL tests (multiple choice, fill-in and completion). Native speakers of the mother tongue and the target language cooperate in developing the tests, developed at the Herder Institute, which are used for placement by ability and as the starting point for teaching exercises. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Educational Diagnosis, Language Instruction, Language Tests
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Biology 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. Intended for administration during June 1989, it contains 70 multiple-choice questions and 7 written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since scoring is done by the provincial education department. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Biology, Foreign Countries
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 June 1989, it contains 56 multiple-choice questions and 3 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, Achievement Tests, Chemistry, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSwaminathan, H.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1975
A decision-theoretic procedure is outlined which provides a framework within which Bayesian statistical methods can be employed with criterion-referenced tests to improve the quality of decision making in objectives based instructional programs. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decision Making
Micklus, C. Samuel – 1978
Background, principles, and procedures of industrial design are presented in this student manual. Chapter I describes the emergence of industrial design as a profession and emphasizes specific designers and their contributions to the field. A twenty question objective test is included. Chapter II presents ten principles of well-designed products.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Design, Guidelines, High Schools
Download full textTHORNTON-SMITH, C.B. – 1967
MOST OF THE CRITICISMS OF TRANSLATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL LANGUAGE COURSES FOCUS ON THE SUPPOSEDLY DIFFICULT PROBLEMS OF SELECTING, USING, AND GRADING TRANSLATION TESTS AS OPPOSED TO THE OBJECTIVE TESTS GENERALLY USED BY ADVOCATES OF AUDIOLINGUALISM. BUT MOST OF THESE CRITICISMS FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROCESS OF LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE…
Descriptors: Grading, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Objective Tests
Green, Kathy – 1978
Forty three-option multiple choice (MC) statements on a midterm examination were converted to 120 true-false (TF) statements, identical in content. Test forms (MC and TF) were randomly administered to 50 undergraduates, to investigate the validity and internal consistency reliability of the two forms. A Kuder-Richardson formula 20 reliability was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Instructional Objectives Exchange, Los Angeles, CA. – 1975
Sixty-three behavioral objectives and related test items for United States history in grades seven through nine are presented. Each sample contains the objective, sample test items and directions, and criteria for judging the adequacy of student responses. Fourteen of the 15 categories are content oriented and presented chronologically: (1)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Course Objectives, Evaluative Thinking
STAUSS, NYLES G. – 1968
INCLUDED ARE MATERIALS FOR USE IN TEACHING AND EVALUATING 11 SELECTED CONCEPTS RELATED TO THE BIOLOGICAL CELL IN GRADES 2 TO 6. THE CONCEPTS WERE SELECTED AND THEIR ORDER DETERMINED THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTARY TEXTBOOK SERIES, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BIOLOGY TEXTS, CYTOLOGY TEXTS, AND INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH A PILOT STUDY. THE MATERIALS…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Biology, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Industrial Education. – 1978
This testbook contains objective (multiple choice) tests covering each topic in the companion Auto Parts Workbook (see note). The book is arranged so that each section can be detached and given to the student as the test subjects are covered in class. (Answers are not included.) There are an average of ten questions for each of six units. Unit A,…
Descriptors: Auto Parts Clerks, Distributive Education, Employee Responsibility, Facility Inventory
Schools Council, London (England). – 1967
Attainment tests in English and mathematics were administered to a total sample of 2,011/15-year old students. The English test consisted of a composition and a test battery of objective items. Marking of the composition was made by the test designer on a rapid first-impression reading. The objective test battery consisted of a comprehension test,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, English, Evaluation Methods
Ministerio de Educacion, Guatemala City (Guatemala). Direccion de Bienestar Estudiantil y Educacion Especial. – 1971
This booklet presents specification tables illustrating the relative importance given to topics on tests within a particular subject area. The general subject areas are social studies, Spanish, mathematics, and natural sciences. Tables are provided for final exams in each of these areas for several primary grades, illustrating the importance of…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, International Education
Peer reviewedCoker, Donald R.; And Others – Clearing House, 1988
Notes that essay responses allow students to display the broadest range of cognitive skills. Considers ways of improving essay exams and claims that evaluating essay questions necessitates maintaining the author's anonymity, predetermining the method of awarding points, and scoring papers in a random order. (MM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedCirn, John T. – College Teaching, 1986
A comparison of the actual final grade distribution with what the grade distributions would have been had only the true/false components or the short-answer components been used is presented. The responses to a course evaluation survey that asked students to compare the two types of questions are summarized. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Constructed Response, Course Evaluation
Peer reviewedHirvonen, P. A. – System, 1977
Defends the use of multiple-choice language tests against Pickering's criticism in a previous issue of this journal. (CHK)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
