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Oliver, J. Dale – Performance and Instruction, 1980
Addresses problems involved in developing and using performance tests, creating job-like testing situations, specifying measurable criteria, and controlling external factors to reduce problems of test reliability. Placing trainees in on-the-job training environments when training cannot be provided in the classroom or laboratory is recommended.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Research, Job Performance, Occupational Tests
Peer reviewedMcConney, Andrew A.; Schalock, Mark D.; Schalock, H. Del – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1998
Drawing on the experience of Oregon's new-teacher evaluation system, describes teacher work-sample methodology and evidence for its reliability and validity in evaluating the performance of prospective teachers. This is a methodology that responds to the challenge issued by the National Commission on Teaching and the America's Future challenge.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Quality Control
Peer reviewedVu, Nu Viet; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
The use of a performance-based assessment of senior medical students' clinical skills utilizing standardized patients was evaluated, with 6,804 student-patient encounters involving 405 students over 6 years. Results provide evidence for test security, content validity, construct validity, reliability, and test ability to discriminate a wide range…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Medical Education
