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Solanki, Vibhakumari; Evans, Brian R. – Curriculum and Teaching, 2020
The United States and the United Kingdom have used standardized high-stakes testing as a measurement of students' cognitive level to determine success in the 21st century. Standardized tests have given teachers guidance to help them determine what to teach students and how to teach to the test. With such increased emphasis on high-stakes…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement
Mathieu, Cindy K. – 1997
This paper presents six steps in test construction generally recommended by measurement textbook authors. The focus is primarily on paper-and-pencil achievement tests as used by class instructions, although the discussion touches on the construction of other types of assessment. The six steps are: (1) determine the test purpose; (2) determine the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Measurement Techniques, Selection