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Torrance, E. Paul; Aliotti, Nicholas C. – J Creative Behav, 1969
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Grade 5, Sex Differences
Sheppard, Charles; and others – J Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Mental Disorders, Narcotics, Psychological Testing
Crary, William G. – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Adverbs, Psychological Testing, Research, Self Esteem
Lessing, Elise E.; Zagorin, Susan W. – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Intelligence, Intermediate Grades, Psychological Testing, Research
Walsh, James A.; and others – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior, College Students, Personality, Psychological Testing
Goldsamt, Milton G. – Percept Mot Skills, 1969
Descriptors: Adults, Intelligence, Psychological Testing, Test Reliability
Dubois, David D. – 1980
The Children's English and Services Study was a project designed to assess the bilingual education needs of limited English speaking children in the United States. The submission of a draft final report prompted the present report from the sponsoring organization, in which various methodological procedures are questioned and recommendations are…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Proficiency, Testing
Fremer, John – 1981
Test disclosure legislation in New York State (LaValle Act) has had a major impact on the national testing programs administered by Educational Testing Services (ETS) for various sponsoring organizations. The paper reviews the immediate operational effects of test disclosure in the following areas: (1) increase in number of test forms developed;…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, State Legislation, Test Construction, Testing Programs
BYRD, C.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THE PURPOSE OF SYMBOLS AND USE WORDS IN SPEAKING AND WRITING A PARAGRAPH USING DIFFERENT FORMS OF WORDS OF DIFFERENT SHADES OF MEANING AND LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY. HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADD PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, AND OTHER AFFIXES TO A LIST OF ROOT WORDS AND UNDERSTAND WORDS AND THEIR ORIGINS. GIVEN A PARAGRAPH, THE…
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights, Propaganda, Symbolic Language
DREWS, ELIZABETH MONROE – 1966
THIS FINAL REPORT OF A SERIES ELABORATES DATA FROM REPORT I IN SIX INTENSIVE CASE STUDIES OF THREE TYPES OF GIFTED ADOLESCENTS (CREATIVE INTELLECTUAL, STUDIOUS, SOCIAL LEADER) IDENTIFIED BY SELF-REPORT, AND TESTS THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF ATTITUDE CHANGES RESULTING FROM CURRICULUM EXPERIMENTS DESCRIBED IN REPORT II. RESEARCH RELEVANT TO THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Creative Thinking, Gifted
COX, RICHARD C.; UNKS, NANCY J. – 1968
THE EVALUATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TYPICALLY IMPLIES MEASUREMENT. MEASUREMENT, IN TURN, IMPLIES TESTING IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE TESTING NECESSARY FOR THE EVALUATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, RESEARCHERS OFTEN DEVELOP A COMPLETE TESTING SUB-PROGRAM. THE EVALUATION OF THE TOTAL PROJECT MAY DEPEND UPON THE TESTING…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Testing Programs
KROPP, RUSSELL P.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE BROAD PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO TEST EMPIRICALLY THE STRUCTURE OF THE HANDBOOK "TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES 1--COGNITIVE DOMAIN." IT WAS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT FOUR FORMS OF A TAXONOMY-TYPE TEST SINCE NONE WAS AVAILABLE. THE PHENOMENA WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED BY THE "TAXONOMY" ARE THE RESPONSES (BEHAVIORS) WHICH…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Evaluation, Responses
Clifford, Paul I.; Matthews, Doris B. – 1977
Six fundamental public misconceptions about tests are discussed: (1) the view of tests as infallible, objective predictors of behavior versus the view of tests as completely without value; (2) the lack of understanding concerning pyschometric characteristics of tests; (3) the confusion between labels and constructs; (4) the belief that all the…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Social Attitudes, Standardized Tests, Testing Problems
Samejima, Fumiko – 1980
The rationale behind the method of estimating the operating characteristics of discrete item responses when the test information of the Old Test is not constant was presented previously. In the present study, two subtests of the Old Test, i.e. Subtests 1, and 2, each of which has a different non-constant test information function, are used in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models
Green, Donald Ross – 1979
Sources of test bias are discussed and steps to prevent or reduce bias in tests are listed. Test bias can occur because of the way test materials are written, the conditions of administration, and the interpretations given the results. Steps to prevent or reduce bias arising in the test development process include: (1) using heterogeneous sets of…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Test Bias, Test Construction, Test Interpretation
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