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Download full textRansey, C. A.; Wright, E. N. – 1971
The construction of an exploratory test dealing with concepts relevant to mathematics was required as part of the New Canadian Study. The test devised for this purpose has three sections dealing with the sorting of objects. In Sort One, 10 lines are sorted into groups of two; in Sort Two, numbers from 1 to 10 are sorted; and, in Sort Three,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis, Divergent Thinking, Grade 5
Irving, Evelyn Uhrhan – 1970
General guidelines for test preparation and use of the language laboratory are developed in this paper. Comparisons between written tests and oral language laboratory tests underscore the importance of clarity in test item preparation. This study examines: (1) test construction, (2) types of questions, (3) test administration, (4) test scoring,…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Item Analysis, Laboratory Equipment, Language Instruction
Tinsley, Howard E. A.; Dawis, Rene V. – 1972
This research investigated the use of the Rasch simple logistic model in obtaining test-free ability estimates. Tests employing word, picture, symbol and number analogies were administered to college and high school students. The results show that the Rasch model does not offer an improvement over the use of percentile ranks in estimating…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, College Students, Educational Research, High School Students
Mills, Helen – 1972
An individualized instruction program in which the teacher was able to be more highly involved with 350 students than she was in five conventional classes of 25 students each is described. The success of the Basic Writing Skills course at American River College, Sacramento, California, depends largely on the careful organization of course content,…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Course Organization, English Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Parry, Mary Ellen – 1971
The second phase of a project concerned with how background and ability measures relate to job performance, this report discusses the occupation of Cartographic Technician (GS-1371). A description of the sample studied, the selection of measuring instruments, the predictor battery, criterion measures, and personal history questionnaires are…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Blacks, Criterion Referenced Tests, Government Employees
Meyer, William J. – 1972
A scale to identify important behaviors in preschool children was developed, and ratings were related to more traditional indices of development and academic readiness. Teacher interviews were used to identify 62 specific behaviors related to maximally adapted and maximally maladapted kindergarten children. These were incorporated into a…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Behavior Rating Scales, Intelligence Tests, Kindergarten Children
Angoff, William H.; Sharon, Amiel T. – 1972
Two-factor analyses of variance with multiple measurements on one factor were conducted for the five sections of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and six language groups, and also for the items of each section, based on data collected at the first administration of this form of the test, in October 1969. the principal findings,…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Data Collection, English (Second Language), Factor Analysis
Primoff, Ernest S. – 1958
This paper describes the construction of a new examination for Federal Coal Mine Inspectors, using the Job Element (J-Scale) method. Headquarters administrators and field inspectors rated the importance of various job elements. The values given to 32 elements, a comparison of test and actual proficiency, ratings, and examples of the rating…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Inspection
Cox, William F., Jr.; Fletcher, Harold J. – 1972
Eighty subjects 4, 6, 8, and 10 years of age inductively identified partially uncovered silhouettes of three simple pictures. Subjects removed as few as possible covering pieces, according to their own strategies, to correctly name the pictures. Performance generally improved with increased age on the two dependent measures, inductively inferring…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
COX, RICHARD C.; GRAHAM, GLENN T. – 1966
THIS WORKING PAPER IS CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEQUENTIALLY SCALED TESTS FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. THESE TESTS WERE DESIGNED TO INDICATE MASTERY OF DESIRED BEHAVIORS RATHER THAN TO DISCRIMINATE AMONG INDIVIDUALS. OBJECTIVES WERE IDENTIFIED AND ARRANGED SEQUENTIALLY. TESTS WERE GIVEN TO KINDERGARTEN, FIRST-GRADE…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Grade 1
COX, RICHARD C.; VARGAS, JULIE S. – 1966
AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT TWO METHODS OF ITEM ANALYSIS - NORM REFERENCED AND CRITERION REFERENCED - YIELD THE SAME RELATIVE EVALUATION OF TEST ITEMS. ITEMS WHICH DISCRIMINATED WELL BETWEEN STUDENTS SCORING HIGH AND LOW ON POST-TESTS WERE STUDIED TO SEE IF THEY ALSO DISCRIMINATED WELL BETWEEN PRETRAINING AND…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Discriminant Analysis, Individual Instruction, Item Analysis
TRISMEN, DONALD A. – 1966
CONCEPTS FOR USE IN LINKING VISUAL INPUTS TO COGNITIVE OUTCOMES WERE PRESENTED. IN ADDITION, TWO EVALUATION PROPOSALS FOR THE CONTINUING CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, EDUCATION THROUGH VISION, WERE DETAILED. SAMPLES OF THIS PROGRAM'S TEST BATTERY WERE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT WITH THE TWO EVALUATION PROPOSALS FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Associative Learning, Audiovisual Aids, Cognitive Development
Wagener, Elaine H. – 1976
The experiment described was designed to evaluate the possible effects on students in a small seminar of an evaluation system in which students were freed from some of the pressures of the conventional grading system and allowed to participate in the grading process, and to determine whether such participation would affect the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Kosecoff, Jacqueline; Fink, Arlene – 1976
The feasibility of using criterion referenced tests (CRTs) in a large-scale evaluation conducted in an effectiveness evaluation context was investigated. The study began by examining the theory that structures the development and validation of CRTs to discover whether, on theoretical grounds alone, CRTs are suitable or not suitable for large-scale…
Descriptors: Criteria, Criterion Referenced Tests, Definitions, Feasibility Studies
California State Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento. – 1974
The development of a 6-hour motorcycle course of instruction for personnel responsible for motorcycle licensing is described in this project report. The primary goals are stated and include (1) training driver licensing personnel in motorcycle safety and principles of operation, and (2) purchasing and installing appropriate motorcycle skill…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Examiners, Institutes (Training Programs), Motor Vehicles
