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Rios, Joseph A.; Ihlenfeldt, Samuel D.; Dosedel, Michael; Riegelman, Amy – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2020
This systematic review investigated the topics studied and reporting practices of published meta-analyses in educational measurement. Our findings indicated that meta-analysis is not a highly utilized methodological tool in educational measurement; on average, less than one meta-analysis has been published per year over the past 30 years (28…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Educational Assessment, Test Format, Testing Accommodations
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Haladyna, Thomas M.; Downing, Steven M. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1989
Results of 96 theoretical/empirical studies were reviewed to see if they support a taxonomy of 43 rules for writing multiple-choice test items. The taxonomy is the result of an analysis of 46 textbooks dealing with multiple-choice item writing. For nearly half of the rules, no research was found. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Literature Reviews, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Construction
Baker, Eva L.; O'Neil, Harold F. – 1985
This paper presents a discussion of outcome assessment that puts into context how measurement has evolved to its present state. Several types of testing and assessment options are considered against a background of validity. Criterion-referenced measurement is discussed extensively in terms of history, field study, identity problems, intellectual…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education