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Scaling Objective-Based Curriculum.

Arneklev, Bruce L. – 1981

Objective referenced tests were scaled using the Rasch latent trait model to measure Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) in grades one through eight. The tests, in the areas of reading, language and math, were scaled and linked through students, blocks of items, and test item banks. The study tests latent trait theory in a public school setting.…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education

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Bauer, Ernest A.; And Others – 1979

The reading portion of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) was equated to the reading comprehension subtest of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) using the Rasch Model. Both tests were administered to 366 low achieving fourth grade students. MEAP was treated as both a 95-item test and a 19-item (number of objectives…

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives

South Carolina Validation Study of Criterion-Referenced Tests in Reading and Mathematics. A Technical Publication of the Office of Research. Office of Research Report Series.

Scott, Corinne C. – 1978

The results are presented of the validation study of reading and mathematics criterion referenced tests, administered to South Carolina students in grades 3, 6, and 8. This testing was mandated by state law to field test a competency based assessment program. The study was based on three activities: (1) test selection; (2) content validation; and…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment