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Clarke, Marguerite; Madaus, George; Pedulla, Joseph; Shore, Arnold – 2000
The educational research agenda proposed by the National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy has five priorities. The first is monitoring the effects of state-level tests, including promotion and exit-level examinations, and teacher testing. The second priority is designing state systems for accountability that link technical…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agenda Setting, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Wang, Jianjun – 2002
Stochastic models are developed in this article to examine the rate of test misgrading in educational and psychological measurement. The estimation of inadvertent grading errors can serve as a basis for quality control in measurement. Limitations of traditional Poisson models have been reviewed to highlight the need to introduce new models using…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Grading, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques
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Tourangeau, Karen; Brick, Mike; Le, Thanh; Wan, Siu; Weant, Margaret; Nord, Christine; Vaden-Kiernan, Nancy; Hagedorn, Mary; Bissett, Elizabeth; Dulaney, Richard; Fowler, Jean; Pollack, Judith; Rock, Donald; Weiss, Michael J.; Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Hausken, Elvira Germino; West, Jerry; Rathbun, Amy; Walston, Jill – National Center for Education Statistics, 2004
This document highlights key information needed to work with the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) data and points the reader to the appropriate sections of the User's Manual so that they can get started quickly. To read more about any particular topic, the reader should go to the indicated section of the…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 3, Student Records, Kindergarten
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Losak, John; Lin, Tien-Teh – Journal of Educational Research, 1973
This study investigated the question of whether those students who earned credits for basic courses through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) General Examinations achieved the same level of academic performance in advanced courses as those who took the basic courses in the traditional manner. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Courses, Data Analysis
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Lavach, John F. – Journal of Educational Research, 1973
This study examined the relationship between arousal and short- versus long-term memory of auditorally presented continuous information as would be experienced in a typical classroom lecture environment. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Data Analysis, Diagrams, Educational Research
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School Counselor, 1974
This is a role statement of the American School Counselor Association relating to counselors' functions in the areas of (1) student orientation, testing, and counseling; (2) professional growth and research; and (3) faculty and administration consultation. (RWP)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Counselors, Educational Testing, Group Counseling
Taylor, Karl K. – Community College Frontiers, 1973
Presented a number of evaluative instruments to determine if remedial students had problems which prevented them from learning and to determine if they had learning disabilities which could not be overcome simply by increased interest in education or an improved attitude toward it. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Attitudes, Educational Testing
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Cowper, D.; Stewin, L. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1974
In this study on set illusion, control subjects (those having no experimental experiences) and experimental subjects (those being exposed to "setting" trials) were compared on various measures usually indicative of strength of set. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Testing, High School Students, Methods
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Bennett, B. H.; Hay, J. A. – English in Australia, 1973
Discusses the difficulty of objectively testing comprehension in English. (RB)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, English, Multiple Choice Tests
Thompson, C. R. – Training Officer, 1973
Describes a system of presenting classroom lessons while using the overhead projector linked with skeleton hand out notes. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Communication, Educational Media, Educational Testing
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Thomson, Peter – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1972
Describes teacher's reactions to a diagnostic test in biology prepared by Australian Council for Educational Research. Results indicate that test was misused in most cases. (PS)
Descriptors: Biology, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Research, Educational Testing
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VanderMeulen, Kenneth – Reading Horizons, 1973
Discusses the low reading levels of high school students and suggests that students need more reading instruction in the content areas. (RB)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Testing, Literacy, Reading Ability
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Jones, Charles W. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1972
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Educational Testing, Industrial Education
J Chem Educ, 1969
Summarizes the views of two teachers who hold widely divergent views on what can be called classical examination methods - essay papers and objective exams. One of these authors is an Englishman, the other an American, but their views, while obviously conditioned by training, are shared or questioned by many colleagues regardless of national…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Essay Tests, Evaluation, Multiple Choice Tests
Bohlken, Robert – Speech Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Fundamental Concepts
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