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Byars, Alvin Gregg – 1980
The objectives of this investigation are to develop, describe, assess, and demonstrate procedures for constructing mastery tests to minimize errors of classification and to maximize decision reliability. The guidelines are based on conditions where item exchangeability is a reasonable assumption and the test constructor can control the number of…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Difficulty Level, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
PDF pending restorationManpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1972
The Basic Occupational Literacy Test (BOLT) was developed as an achievement test of basic skills in reading and arithmetic, for educationally disadvantaged adults. The objective was to develop a test appropriate for this population with regard to content, format, instructions, timing, norms, and difficulty level. A major issue, the use of grade…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Basic Skills
