A project was devised to extend the applicability of a previously developed computer-assisted instruction (CAI) course in instrumental musicianship (see ED 035 314), and to assess its effects through the development and implementation of criterion referenced measures. Twenty-five intermediate level students of treble clef wind instruments…

This report includes the application for validation, the state review form, and the on-site validation form for a demonstration center based on a computer-managed system of reading instruction. The project seeks to provide locally constructed diagnostic tests, computer-indexed teaching materials, criterion-referenced tests, and periodic summaries…

Criterion referenced testing has received considerable theoretical, but only limited practical, application. Grand Forks School District has developed mathematics criterion referenced tests for grades three to nine. The tests are keyed to a hierarchical set of approximately 50 performance objectives and 40 individualized contracts per grade level.…

A progress report describes the design and demonstration of the computer-based Instructional Management Systems (IMS) for the period March 1, 1967, through February 29, 1968. The rationale and design considerations of IMS, development of its system components, functioning of the components during the first field trial, and data collected during…

This study examined the appropriateness of the use of criterion referenced tests as a means of controlling an individual student's advancement to the next level of instruction or retention in the current unit in the PLATO Air Force Base Computer-Based Education project at Chanute. The study was also concerned with program evaluation, which…

Some special problems associated with evaluating intelligent computer-assisted instruction (ICAI) programs are addressed. This paper intends to describe alternative approaches to the assessment and improvement of such applications and to provide examples of efforts undertaken and shortfalls. Issues discussed stem chiefly from the technical demands…

This paper highlights some special characteristics of criterion-referenced tests while comparing them with norm-referenced tests. Psychometric considerations involved in constructing a criterion-referenced test, including item analysis, reliability, and validity, are discussed, along with application of criterion-referenced testing to individual…