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Prado, Elizabeth L.; Hartini, Sri; Rahmawati, Atik; Ismayani, Elfa; Hidayati, Astri; Hikmah, Nurul; Muadz, Husni; Apriatni, Mandri S.; Ullman, Michael T.; Shankar, Anuraj H.; Alcock, Katherine J. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Background: Evaluating the impact of nutrition interventions on developmental outcomes in developing countries can be challenging since most assessment tests have been produced in and for developed country settings. Such tests may not be valid measures of children's abilities when used in a new context. Aims: We present several principles for the…
Descriptors: Test Selection, Media Adaptation, Evaluation, Tests
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
Dauzat, Sam V. – 1978
The study compared two adult education standards used to determine Louisiana student eligibility for taking the General Educational Development (GED) test. Of the initial 590 students, 516 remained as study participants. The traditional standard, Standard 1, required the student to earn 13.0 on the California Achievement Test (CAT) with no area…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Conventional Instruction
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