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What Dictates the Meaning of Test Linking? A Reaction to "Thinking about Linking"
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von Davier, Alina A. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2010
The article "Thinking About Linking" by Newton (2010) presents a novel philosophical perspective on the way that educational assessments should be linked. Newton starts by describing the linking framework as it was characterized in various publications and identifies a cross-cultural dimension in the definitions and uses of test…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Linking Results of Distinct Assessments.
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Linn, Robert L. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1993
The following ways of linking results from distinct assessments to use them for multiple purposes are reviewed: (1) equating; (2) calibration; (3) statistical moderation; (4) prediction; and (5) social moderation. The characteristics of these methods, their requirements, and the comparative inferences they support are described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores
Using the California Critical Thinking Skills Test in Research, Evaluation, and Assessment.
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Facione, Peter A. – 1991
The California Critical Thinking Skills Test: College Level (CCTST) is a standardized test that targets core college-level critical thinking skills. It has been characterized as the best commercially available critical thinking skills assessment instrument. Building from CCTST validation studies in 1989 and 1990, this paper proposes avenues for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, College Students, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment
Implementation and Initial Validation of the MDTP Tests at Golden West College.
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Isonio, Steven – 1992
In 1992, a study was conducted at Golden West College (California) to determine the predictive validity of the Math Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) tests. A total of 1,137 students were tested in-class; 601 took the Algebra Readiness test, 376 took the Elementary Algebra test, and 160 took the Intermediate Algebra test. Two correlation…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Correlation, Cutting Scores
Implementation and Initial Validation of the APS English Test [and] The APS English-Writing Test at Golden West College: Evidence for Predictive Validity.
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Isonio, Steven – 1991
In May 1991, Golden West College (California) conducted a validation study of the English portion of the Assessment and Placement Services for Community Colleges (APS), followed by a predictive validity study in July 1991. The initial study was designed to aid in the implementation of the new test at GWC by comparing data on APS use at other…
Descriptors: College English, Community Colleges, Correlation, Grades (Scholastic)
A Closer Look at Test Scores, Selection and Prediction.
Gonzalez-Tamayo, Eulogio – 1991
Test scores on the Test of Basic Concepts, a school readiness test, were compared with actual performance in school for 186 low-scoring and 133 high-scoring groups of first graders from Spain at the beginning of the school year to explore the issues of competence testing and prediction of performance. The measure of school performance was derived…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary School Students