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Ferrara, Steven F. – 1987
Statistical equating of scores from direct writing assessments is performed in Maryland to hold the difficulty of passing the Maryland Writing Test (MWT) equivalent from year to year and to allow a demonstration of growth in student writing achievement over the years. Passage of the test is a high school graduation requirement. Prior to…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Essay Tests, Graduation Requirements, High School Students
Download full textSnow, Ellen; And Others – 1987
This handbook was developed to provide adult educators in Texas with sufficient background in assessment models to ensure confidence in recognizing and/or selecting appropriate measurement techniques and in using evaluation results to individualize and improve instruction for adult students. The handbook is based on information derived from a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education
Woods, Jacqueline E. – 1985
A survey of testing practices at two-year colleges was conducted by the American College Testing Program (ACT) and the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) to gather information about the use of tests in admissions, placement, and program completion. A questionnaire was distributed to 1,303 two-year institutions,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Community Colleges
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1988
This guide is intended to provide vocational administrators with general information about the current state of competency-based test development and specific information about selected products and services that are available or under development. The general information section deals with the types of test products and services that are…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administrator Guides, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education
Hafer, A. A. – 1982
Assessment instruments play an important role in the 2-year college career planning and development process. The importance of these devices indicates that considerable thought and planning is necessary to ensure use of the best instruments for the particular college. A literature review and a survey of seven 2-year colleges in the Albany, New…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Planning
Kuhlman, Natalie A. – 1978
This paper examines the usage of testing instruments to identify the language and dialect dominance of children. In order not to misuse language assessment tests, a careful distinction must be made between the terms "language proficiency,""language preference," and "relative language proficiency." Differences in the several types of language…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Bilingualism, Child Language, English (Second Language)
Pershing, James A.; Schwandt, Thomas A. – 1980
Designed as a guide for state- and local-level vocational education program administrators, this monograph presents a schema for recruiting and selecting students for secondary vocational education programs. It also describes noteworthy recruitment and selection strategies and techniques suitable for adaptation in local schools. Section 1 is an…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Planning, Models
Dykes, Mary K.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council, Inc., Research Bulletin, 1979
This brief monograph, intended for preschool teachers and administrators, explains various aspects of the assessment and evaluation of children and early childhood education programs. The value of evaluation procedures for program development is noted. The different forms that research designs and tests can take are explained. It is emphasized…
Descriptors: Administrators, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
MILLER, JOHN G. – 1966
THE FLANAGAN APTITUDE CLASSIFICATION TEST, THE GORDON OCCUPATIONAL CHECK LIST, THE STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST, THE PRIMARY MENTAL ABILITIES TEST, AND THE GORDON SURVEY OF INTERPERSONAL VALUES WERE ADMINISTERED IN A PILOT STUDY UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF A LARGER STUDY DESIGNED TO DEFINE MORE EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING VOCATIONALLY TALENTED…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Career Choice
Farr, Roger; Summers, Edward G. – 1968
This two-part guide was designed to serve as a comprehensive source of information on published reading tests. Part I provides the following descriptive information about each test: (1) the name as listed on the front cover of the test booklet, (2) the publisher's suggested grade or age level for test use, (3) the type of test-individual or group,…
Descriptors: Group Norms, Group Testing, Individual Testing, Reading Comprehension
PDF pending restorationTunkel, Leon S.; Klein, Raymond S. – 1976
The project reviewed, tested, and analyzed the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute's (NOCTI) test series (written and performance for skilled occupations), using a sample of 16 examinations, to determine their appropriateness for use by the State of Georgia in their selection and certification of vocational and technical educators.…
Descriptors: Job Skills, National Norms, Performance Criteria, Postsecondary Education
Pasanella, Ann K.; And Others – 1967
This is a selected compilation of 47 items relating to criticisms of tests and testing. The items cover the period of ten years immediately preceding the year 1966 and are held to be scholarly writings almost without exception. The books and articles listed carry extensive annotations and focus on the following aspects of tests and testing:…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Annotated Bibliographies, Civil Liberties, Conformity
Mosberg, Ludwig; And Others – 1968
The relationship between cloze and multiple-choice tests as measures of reading comprehension at two grade levels, fifth and eighth, was investigated. The reading passages used in the testing were at difficulty levels either 2 years below, 2 years above, or at the subjects' grade level. The final subject sampling included 708 students from each…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Testing, Grade 5
Lippey, Gerald, Ed. – 1974
The purpose of this book is to document in detail the benefits which can be realized by computer-assisted test construction and to aid educators interested in taking advantage of computers in providing tests and exercises. An overview of all the benefits and problems of computer-assisted test construction is given. Then separate chapters are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Jerman, Max; Mirman, Sanford – 1973
This paper reports on an experiment designed to investigate the effect of structural and linguistic variables on level of difficulty in solving arithmetic word problems. Identification of such variables is intended to assist curriculum writers in preparing exercises at a specified level of difficulty for students at various age levels. The study…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Arithmetic, Curriculum Development, Educational Experiments
