Comparison of Six Examinations Given in Rhetoric 101, at the University of Illinois, Fall 1965.

Aleamoni, Lawrence M.; Eitelbach, Sarah B.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Comparison of Six Examinations Given in Rhetoric 101, at the University of Illinois, Fall 1965

Aleamoni, Lawrence M.; Eitelbach, Sarah B.

Research in Higher Education, 4, 4, 347-54, 76

A comparison of two forms of the College Entrance Examination Board's (CEEB) English Composition Test with four rhetoric final examinations in a basic English composition course indicated that the CEEB was more stable and yielded better item statistics while departmental examinations were more highly related to course grade. (Editor/JT)

Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Research, English Instruction, Grade Prediction, Higher Education, Norm Referenced Tests, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Tests, Writing (Composition)

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Advanced Placement Examinations (CEEB)

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