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Download full textAnderson, Paul S.; Kanzler, Eileen M. – 1985
Test scores were compared for two types of objective achievement tests--multiple choice tests and the recently developed Multi-Digit Test (MDT) procedure. MDT is an approximation of the fill-in-the-blank technique. Students select their answers from long lists of alphabetized terms, with each answer corresponding to a number from 001 to 999. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Albanese, Mark A. – 1985
This study reexamines results reported by Angoff and Schrader regarding formula directions and rights directions for standardized tests. In that study, it was concluded that the two scoring directions were essentially equivalent. In this study, methodological concerns are discussed and additional data analyses undertaken. Among various…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Data Interpretation, Fatigue (Biology), Guessing (Tests)
Beard, John D., Ed.; McNabb, Scott E., Ed. – 1985
Intended for teachers, this collection of articles on testing in the English language arts contains the following titles: "What Do Test Scores 'Really' Mean in Educational Policy?" by George F. Madaus; "Testing and Literacy: A Contradiction in Terms?" by Marilyn Wilson; "Throwing in the TOWL," by Mary Jane Curry; "Taking the Authority Figure Out…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Arts
Northrop, Lois C. – 1977
The Professional and Administrative Career Examination measures judgment ability using comprehension and logical order of events item types. Since the verbal component of comprehension items is high, and since these items are extremely difficult to write and document, a search was conducted for a simpler item type for assessing judgment. Three…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Administrators, Comprehension, Decision Making Skills
Coyle, David A.; And Others – 1975
One of five supplements which accompany chapter three of "Mountain-Plains Handbook: The Design and Operation of a Residential, Family Oriented Career Education Model" (CE 014 630), this document contains specific information concerning testing procedures and forms utilized by the research services division. Included are the following…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Jackson, Rex – 1976
Data are presented concerning the numbers of students taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), and their mean scores for the period 1959 through l976. The implications of these results in relation to changes in the candidate group…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Problems
Muratti, Jose E.; And Others – 1979
A parallel Spanish edition was developed of released objectives and objective-referenced items used in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the field of Career and Occupational Development (COD). The Spanish edition was designed to assess the identical skills, attitudes, concepts, and knowledge of Spanish-dominant students…
Descriptors: Career Development, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Beach, David P. – 1981
A project was conducted to determine whether a vocational student's version of the Affective Work Competencies Inventory could be prepared to measure the psychological constructs of values, habits, and attitudes. A revised inventory was developed and administered to 194 students in eight selected programs at Toledo vocational high schools (data…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Competence, Data Analysis, High School Students
Carter, David G., Sr. – 1981
Competency testing legislation is the result of citizen pressure and lacks the benefit of careful deliberation by professionals. Hastily passed legislation has forced state departments of education and school districts to accept their duty to implement competency testing programs without the appropriate resources. Many of the basic problems of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation
Response Analysis Corp., Princeton, NJ. – 1978
College applicants taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) were surveyed regarding the tests, college admission in general, and the communications received concerning the test and their scores. Separate questionnaires were administered before taking the SAT or TSWE, after taking the test, and after…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Biographical Inventories, College Admission, College Bound Students
Patience, Wayne M.; Reckase, Mark D. – 1979
An experiment was performed with computer-generated data to investigate some of the operational characteristics of tailored testing as they are related to various provisions of the computer program and item pool. With respect to the computer program, two characteristics were varied: the size of the step of increase or decrease in item difficulty…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Error of Measurement
Huff, Sheila M.; And Others – 1980
The final chapter of a seven-section report that examined the assessment of occupational competence, this chapter explores the key patterns and commonalities that have emerged from the study of occupational competency assessment. The chapter begins with a synthesis of the state of the art of competency definition and measurement under four topic…
Descriptors: Adults, Certification, Competence, Competency Based Education
HUSEN, TORSTEN; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS REPORT OF AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ALLIANCE OF TWELVE COUNTRIES EXPLAINS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES OF RESEARCH AND QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. RESEARCH INSTITUTES FROM TWELVE COUNTRIES ORGANIZED THE COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECT FOR THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Comparative Testing, Cultural Differences
GOLDMAN, HARVEY – 1966
PERSONALITY TRAITS OF TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS ARE EXAMINED FOR THEIR EFFECTS UPON TEACHER-ADMINISTRATOR RELATIONSHIPS. THE EDWARDS PERSONAL PREFERENCE SCHEDULE, THE NATIONAL PRINCIPALSHIP STUDY, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PREFERENCE FORM WERE ADMINISTERED TO TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS FROM AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MICHIGAN. RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Bibliographies, Educational Research
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
The New York State Regents Competency Testing Program is described. Competency tests have been developed in the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics, for two purposes: (1) to identify those students who need remedial help; and (2) to assure that students receiving high school diplomas have acquired adequate competence in these areas.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements
