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Barnett, Lisa M.; Dudley, Dean A.; Telford, Richard D.; Lubans, David R.; Bryant, Anna S.; Roberts, William M.; Morgan, Philip J.; Schranz, Natasha K.; Weissenteiner, Juanita R.; Vella, Stewart A.; Salmon, Jo; Ziviani, Jenny; Okely, Anthony D.; Wainwright, Nalda; Evans, John R.; Keegan, Richard J. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2019
Assessment of physical literacy poses a dilemma of what instrument to use. There is currently no guide regarding the suitability of common assessment approaches. The purpose of this brief communication is to provide a user's guide for selecting physical literacy assessment instruments appropriate for use in school physical education and sport…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Physical Education, Test Selection
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Wudthayagorn, Jirada – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2022
One of the many education reforms in Thailand is a policy aimed at improving English language proficiency among university students. One direction in this policy requires that each university administer a standardized English language test to their students before they graduate, and that the students' scores should be aligned to the Common…
Descriptors: Educational Change, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Hishinuma, Earl S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
This article addresses the need for guidelines for accommodating students with disabilities on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Third Edition. Urged are guidelines concerning: initial selection of tests to administer; modifications in administration; and interpretation and reporting of results. Guidelines should be based on student…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Intelligence Tests
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Bohannon, Tom R. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1988
Regression analysis is one of the most frequently used statistical techniques in institutional research. Principles of least squares, model building, residual analysis, influence statistics, and multi-collinearity are described and illustrated. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Least Squares Statistics
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Child, James; And Others – Applied Language Learning, 1993
Working definitions of proficiency and performance in language testing are established, and their role in multidimensional testing is examined. The discussion also covers the relationship between proficiency and performance, a comparison of both types of tests, and performance test scoring dilemmas. (Contains 17 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Hamilton, Jack A.; Mitchell, Anita M. – Career Education Quarterly, 1979
Describes a process for evaluating career education activities. Discusses the selection of the evaluation sample, selection and development of instruments, data reduction and analysis, comparison standards, and preparation of an evaluation handbook. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
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Hambleton, Ronald K.; Eignor, Daniel R. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1978
A set of guidelines for evaluating criterion-referenced tests is presented. Additionally, 11 sets of extant criterion-referenced tests are evaluated using these guidelines. (JKS)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Training Officer, 1978
Describes steps in trainability test administration: (1) teaching applicant essential job elements, (2) having applicant perform job tasks unaided, and (3) evaluating the performance. Discusses test selection, availability, and effectiveness. (CSS)
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Job Applicants
Kellar, Mark; James, Waynne B. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1978
Informal assessment techniques are adaptable to local adult basic education needs, relatively free of anxiety-producing format, effective time utilizers, and immediately interpretable by teacher/student. Presents assessment examples: student selected materials, Verbal Picture Analysis, graded paragraphs, Cloze Procedure, sentence completion,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Guidelines, Informal Assessment