Some students study, and some learn, in preparation for exams; to increase their number, author (a high school teacher) presents a restructured exam program." (SP)

A discussion of the need to utilize a training approach based on job performance requirements and criterion tests." (Author/AK)

The most reliable test is the student made or question-test". Suggestions for administering and grading this type of test are presented. (AF)

Reviewed are a definition of intelligence level, the origin of intelligence tests, technical points concerning intelligence test construction, and individual intelligence tests. (CB)

A de-emphasis on the use of tests, in and of themselves, will minimize a great deal of the anxiety that typically accompanies the test-taking situation in school children. (Author)

Discusses the sociology of examinations, their interaction with teachers, with aims and philosophy of teaching programs, and with students. Emphasizes the need to (1) construct valid tests, (2) test for understanding instead of memory, and (3) use meaningful grading procedures. (LC)

Obtaining the intrinsic rational validity Ebel describes (TM 508 146) requires several steps that have been neglected in developing tests of ability. These include defining and describing the behaviors that demonstrate possession or lack of the ability, analyzing behaviors, translating the analyses into specifications for test items, and writing…