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Download full textWilliams, Jane M. – 1991
This manual is designed to assist both special and regular educators with mastering the skills for developing quality teacher-made tests consistent with content-oriented instruction. The manual presents tips for constructing both objective and subjective, supply and select test questions--namely, short answer, essay, fill in the blanks or…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis
Peer reviewedAdey, Philip S.; Harlen, Wynne – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Describes an analysis of test items used to measure the science process skills of 11-year-olds in Great Britain. Concludes that the level of cognitive demand was a reliable predictor of the difficulty of an item. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedSchoen, Harold L.; And Others – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1990
Describes responses of fifth to eighth grade students to different types of test items requiring estimation. Reports that performance differed by item format, types of numbers and operations in the items, and grade level of students. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
