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Ebel, Robert L. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1981
Tests of mental ability provide the most precise and efficient means of assessing a person's structure of knowledge. Tests help in cultivating cognitive competence, in developing and identifying excellence. The harmful consequences of not testing are outlined. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Test Use, Testing, Testing Problems
Watson, Bernard C. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1981
The history of test development and the current controversy over standardized testing are reviewed. The consequences of testing, particularly for minority groups, are outlined, and criticism of some viewpoints of professors Robert Ebel and Melvin Tumin is made. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Minority Groups, Scores, Standardized Tests
Holtzman, Wayne H. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1981
The impact of self-regulation by testing professionals on test quality is discussed. Public attitudes toward testing, particularly with respect to college admissions, are outlined. Consequences of regulation be legislation of admissions testing are presented. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Government Role, Legislation
Download full textEducational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1960
This conference focused on two themes: research in testing and the cooperative research program, and testing in the language arts. The morning session was concerned with the impact of the federal Cooperative Research Program on educational research. Papers were entitled: The Support of Measurement Projects by the Cooperative Research Program.…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Conference Reports, Developing Nations, Educational Problems
Tumin, Melvin M. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1981
Admissions testing and its consequences are looked upon as a reflection of the current debate occurring in Western capitalist democracies concerning the optimization of freedom, fairness, and wealth. In dealing with the competition and conflict of values and interests, there can be no factual but political resolution. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Minority Groups, Test Use
Bennett, Caroline M. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1981
The Educational Testing Service must take on more responsibility for preparing students to take tests and to better understand the legal and social aspects of testing. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Responsibility, Educational Responsibility, Information Dissemination
Fitzgibbon, Thomas J. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1981
The involvement of the courts in testing matters, particularly with regard to college and professional school admissions, is analyzed. Testing professionals are encouraged to inform and enlighten society about testing issues. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Attitudes, Educational Responsibility, Legislation
Peer reviewedSampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The aim of the 2018 International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Blank, Rolf; Selden, Ramsay – 1989
State assessment directors and State science supervisors discussed alternative methods for assessing student learning in science at a conference. The conference had two objectives: (1) to increase the knowledge of state science supervisors and assessment directors of recent experience at international, national, and state levels with alternative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
1974
The military utilizes tests extensively and should be aware of current testing problems. A conference composed of members from the business, educational, and military communities, both foreign and domestic, was held and these major issues addressed: (1) The Development of Training Requirements; (2) Personnel Assignment Using Interest Inventories;…
Descriptors: Computers, Interest Inventories, Measurement Techniques, Military Personnel
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1964
This conference focuses upon various aspects of testing within a society, and upon technical advances in measurement. Philip H. DuBois's paper deals with China, a society dominated by tests, from 1115 BC--1905 AD. Donald W. Fiske discusses the effect of testing on the individual in modern America in his paper, "The Subject Looks at…
Descriptors: Asian History, Culture Fair Tests, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
van Weeren, J., Ed. – 1983
Presented in this symposium reader are nine papers, four of which deal with the theory and impact of the Rasch model on language testing and five of which discuss final examinations in secondary schools in both general and specific terms. The papers are: "Introduction to Rasch Measurement: Some Implications for Language Testing" (J. J.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Difficulty Level
Canadian Commission of Employment and Immigration, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1982
The second of a series of collections of papers, this volume consists of 13 articles. Included in the volume are the following articles: "The Problem Solving Models in CECs: Potential Applications and Potential Problems--A Technical Report," by Donald Melnychuk; "Time Use Measurement--A Potential Tool for Manpower Planning," by…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Community Involvement
Smith, Ian D., Comp. – 1980
This second of the two-part proceedings of an Australian conference on youth schooling and unemployment contains 25 research reports and texts from two symposia on alienation from school to work, and youth in transition. Focus of the papers is on educational practices and specific problems in the area of educational research. Topics covered in…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities
1975
The 62 papers presented at the 1975 conference of the Military Testing Association cover almost all areas of military and occupational assessment and evaluation, and are arranged in 19 "common subject-matter groupings": Symposium (on Aptitude Testing), Training Extension Courses, Computerized Testing, Task Validation and Qualification…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Certification, Computer Assisted Instruction
