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Download full textSabatini, John P.; And Others – 1995
The Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) is a widely used multiple-choice test battery of basic skills in reading, language, and mathematics. The Test of Applied Literacy Skills (TALS) is an applied literacy battery consisting of document, prose, and quantitative literacy tests. The central issue in this study was the relationship of the TABE and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedOlson, Margot A.; Martin, Diane – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1981
Describes efforts to design a method of assessing community college students' entry-level writing skills, which compared the predictive validity of three methods of evaluating writing skills: writing samples, objective tests, and self-assessments. Results of these scores were correlated with students' success in writing courses. (CAM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods, Language Tests
Hafer, A. A. – 1982
Assessment instruments play an important role in the 2-year college career planning and development process. The importance of these devices indicates that considerable thought and planning is necessary to ensure use of the best instruments for the particular college. A literature review and a survey of seven 2-year colleges in the Albany, New…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Planning
Peer reviewedDieterich, Thomas G.; And Others – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Summarizes some of the findings of recent study of tests designed to determine the English language proficiency of nonnative speakers. (CFM)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, English (Second Language), Evaluation, Language Dominance
Merz, William R.; Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1978
A variety of terms related to test bias or test fairness have been used in a variety of ways, but in this document the "fair use of tests" is defined as equitable selection procedures by means of intact tests, and "test item bias" refers to the study of separate items with respect to the tests of which they are a part. Seven…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Criteria
Leisey, Sandra A.; Guinn, Nancy – 1977
At the request of the Air Force School of Aviation Medicine, a project was initiated to evaluate the current screening process used for entry into three medical technical training courses: Aeromedical Specialist, Environmental Health Specialist, and Physiological Training Specialist. A sample of 1,003 students were administered the General…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Aptitude Tests, Dropout Characteristics, Intelligence Quotient
Cahen, Leonard S. – 1976
The development of the Student Selection Battery for the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study is described. This battery, which measures reading and mathematics achievement in second and fifth grade students, will be used to select target students for the study of teaching effectiveness. Methodological considerations included: the limited amount of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Classroom Research
