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Bloom, Diane S. – 1985
The Registered Holistic Scoring Method, which has been used for one year to score the ninth grade writing test of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test, is described. Registered Holistic Scoring was developed from the previous holistic approach in order to provide more reliable scoring guidelines year after year. Two trained evaluators…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Grade 9, Holistic Evaluation
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
This test booklet contains a two and one-half-hour achievement test in Social Studies 30, administered in June 1985. It is used as a twelfth grade diploma examination in Alberta, Canada. The multiple choice section, comprising 70 percent of the total score, contains 70 items. For the essay test, which counts toward 30 percent of the total score,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Essay Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
This test booklet contains a two and one-half-hour achievement test in Social Studies 30, administered in January 1985. It is used as a twelfth grade diploma examination in Alberta, Canada. The multiple choice section, comprising 70 percent of the total score, contains 70 items. For the essay test, which counts toward 30 percent of the total…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Essay Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1985
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) Exit Level Writing Test is based on eight behavioral objectives that fall under five skill areas. Satisfactory performance on this test is required for high school graduation in Texas. This document, intended for teachers and test developers, presents general testing instructions and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Educational Assessment, Essay Tests, Graduation Requirements
Crowe, Kevin; Snow, Mary – 1986
The Nevada Department of Education implemented a standard setting study of the Pre-Professional Skills Tests. The tests constitute a secure test battery developed by the Educational Testing Service to assess basic proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics via three multiple-choice tests and a written essay test. The Nevada study, in the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Competency Based Teacher Education, Cutting Scores, Essay Tests
Download full textBrossell, Gordon; Hoetker, James – 1979
Technical problems involved in obtaining scores for essays written by teacher candidates are addressed. The rating procedure assures that each essay is read by three raters specially trained for the task. Ratings range from "1" for incompetent or unacceptable to "4" for outstanding. The score assigned to each essay will be the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods
Brossell, Gordon, Hoetker, James – 1979
The writing examination package is divided into three volumes: Examination Handbook (present volume), Training Manual, and a Ratings Manual. The volumes are interdependent, and all three must be understood before using the Training Manual to train raters. The Examination Handbook provides a context for the other two volumes. It gives a general…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests
