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Direct linkLittle, Jeri L.; Frickey, Elise A.; Fung, Alexandra K. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2019
Taking a test improves memory for that tested information, a finding referred to as the testing effect. Multiple-choice tests tend to produce smaller testing effects than do cued-recall tests, and this result is largely attributed to the different processing that the two formats are assumed to induce. Specifically, it is generally assumed that the…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Memory, Cognitive Processes, Recall (Psychology)
Download full textFrey, Bruce B.; Ellis, James D.; Bulgreen, Janis A.; Hare, Jana Craig; Ault, Marilyn – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2015
"Scientific argumentation," defined as the ability to develop and analyze scientific claims, support claims with evidence from investigations of the natural world, and explain and evaluate the reasoning that connects the evidence to the claim, is a critical component of current science standards and is consistent with "Common Core…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Science Tests, Persuasive Discourse, Science Process Skills
Bridgeman, Brent; Powers, Donald; Stone, Elizabeth; Mollaun, Pamela – Language Testing, 2012
Scores assigned by trained raters and by an automated scoring system (SpeechRater[TM]) on the speaking section of the TOEFL iBT[TM] were validated against a communicative competence criterion. Specifically, a sample of 555 undergraduate students listened to speech samples from 184 examinees who took the Test of English as a Foreign Language…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Speech Communication, Rating Scales, Scoring
Arizona Department of Education, 2006
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards Dual Purpose Assessment (AIMS DPA) is a combination of two separate tests. One test is AIMS, which measures how well the student knows the reading, writing , and mathematics content that all Arizona students at the third grade level are expected to know and be able to do. AIMS includes multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Test Items, Scoring, Academic Standards
Arizona Department of Education, 2006
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards Dual Purpose Assessment (AIMS DPA) is a combination of two separate tests. One test is AIMS, which measures how well the student knows the reading, writing, and mathematics content that all Arizona students in the student's grade level are expected to know and be able to do. AIMS DPA includes…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Scoring, Academic Standards, Writing Tests
Arizona Department of Education, 2006
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards Dual Purpose Assessment (AIMS DPA) is a combination of two separate tests. One test is AIMS, which measures how well the student knows the reading, writing, and mathematics content that all Arizona students in the student's grade level are expected to know and be able to do. AIMS DPA includes…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Scoring, Academic Standards, Writing Tests
Arizona Department of Education, 2006
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards Dual Purpose Assessment (AIMS DPA) is a combination of two separate tests. One test is AIMS, which measures how well students know the reading, writing, and mathematics content that all Arizona students at the sixth grade level are expected to know and be able to do. AIMS DPA includes multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Scoring, Academic Standards, Writing Tests
Australian Council for Educational Research, Hawthorn. – 1979
The Class Achievement Test in Mathematics (CATIM) test booklet and teachers' manual are presented. The 45-item multiple-choice test is intended for years 4-5 of the Australian school system, and measures four levels of mathematics skills; knowledge, computation, application, and understanding. Approximately 45 minutes are required to complete…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Answer Sheets, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries
Arizona Department of Education, 2006
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards High School (AIMS HS) is an assessment program that measures high school students' achievement of the Arizona Academic Standards adopted by the state Board of Education in three subject areas: reading, writing, and mathematics. All students in high school are required to participate in AIMS HS testing.…
Descriptors: Test Items, Scoring, Academic Standards, Writing Tests
Breland, Hunter M.; And Others – 1987
Six university English departments collaborated in this examination of the differences between multiple-choice and essay tests in evaluating writing skills. The study also investigated ways the two tools can complement one another, ways to improve cost effectiveness of essay testing, and ways to integrate assessment and the educational process.…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Efficiency, Essay Tests, Higher Education
Bock, R. Darrell; And Others – 1993
In preparation for a study of essay questions and other forms of open-ended exercises in the California Golden State Examination for biology, the functioning of open-ended biology items in another examination was explored. The Golden State Examination program offers honors credit to students who wish to qualify for admission to programs in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Educational Assessment, Equivalency Tests
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1981
The purpose of this released exercise set is to provide easy access to released exercises from the reading/literature assessment conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 1979-80. Exercises were used to assess the attainments of samples of 9 year olds, 13 year olds and 17 year olds. Upon this basis, generalizations…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Objectives, Multiple Choice Tests
Drier Educational Systems, Inc., Highland Park, NJ. – 1979
The reading comprehension tests, one for nine-year-olds usually in grade 3 and one for thirteen-year-olds usually in grade 7, were developed from released items on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The tests were constructed to assess student achievement against a national norm, by comparing individual student scores to the national…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Answer Sheets, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Kastrinos, William; Livingston, Samuel A. – 1979
This report describes the development of a criterion-referenced proficiency examination for dental auxiliaries that consists of both written and performance tests in each of five areas: chairside assisting, patient education, diagnostic aids, therapeutics, and laboratory procedures. The content outlines of the tests are presented. The formation of…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists
Arizona Department of Education, 2006
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards Dual Purpose Assessment (AIMS DPA) is a combination of two separate tests. One test is AIMS, which measures how well the student knows the reading, writing, and mathematics content that all Arizona students in the student's grade level are expected to know and be able to do. AIMS DPA includes…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Reference Materials, Scoring, Academic Standards
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