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The Anatomy of a Scholastic Aptitude Test.
Lennon, Roger T. – NCME Measurement in Education, 1980
A brief, nontechnical state-of-the-art review of four common instruments and current practices in the field of scholastic aptitude testing is presented. The instruments include: the 1971 Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT), 1973 Henmon-Nelson Tests of Mental Ability (H-NTMA), 1979 Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) and the 1970 Short Form Test of…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Standardized Tests, Test Construction
Protesting the Detesting of PRO Testing.
Millman, Jason – NCME Measurement in Education, 1981
Arguments against competency testing surface continually, and classic counter-arguments reoccur. Nevertheless, minimum competency testing and other accountability efforts have much public support. Those claiming that the tests are not relevant or do not have predictive validity, also say they are coachable and biased. Answers are given to these…
Descriptors: Accountability, Confidentiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests
Testing in the English Language Arts: Uses and Abuses. A Collection of Articles.
Beard, John D., Ed.; McNabb, Scott E., Ed. – 1985
Intended for teachers, this collection of articles on testing in the English language arts contains the following titles: "What Do Test Scores 'Really' Mean in Educational Policy?" by George F. Madaus; "Testing and Literacy: A Contradiction in Terms?" by Marilyn Wilson; "Throwing in the TOWL," by Mary Jane Curry; "Taking the Authority Figure Out…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Arts