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Download full textSwezey, Robert W.; Pearlstein, Richard B. – 1975
This manual outlines the rationale for using the Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) approach and suggests specific guidelines for test developers to use in constructing test items. Methods for assessing the adequacy of a CRT are also provided. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests
Haladyna, Tom – 1976
The existence of criterion-referenced (CR) measurement is questioned in this paper. Despite beliefs that differences exist between two alternative forms of measurement, CR and Norm Referenced (NR), an analysis of philosophical and psychological descriptions of measurement, as well as a growing number of empirical studies, reveal that the common…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Career Development, Comparative Analysis
Kohr, Richard L., Comp.; And Others – 1983
This guide begins with a series of questions and answers that introduce Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) Inventory as a 188- to 190-item multiple-choice test for grades 5, 8, and 11. Items are selected from a 400-item bank using matrix sampling procedures. Test results are analyzed at the school level; no individual student…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Basic Skills
Kohr, Richard L., Comp.; And Others – 1979
This guide begins with a series of questions and answers which introduce Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) Inventory as a 188-to 190-item multiple choice test for fifth, eighth, and eleventh grades. Items are selected from a 400-item bank using matrix sampling procedures. Test results are analyzed at the school level; no…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Basic Skills
Haladyna, Thomas – 1975
A central problem for the user of domain-referenced tests in instruction is deciding who has passed and who has failed. Two procedures were presented and discussed. The first, employing classical test theory, was found to be more useful for larger domains and where the passing standard is 70 percent or less. The sampling procedure suggested by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decision Making Skills
de Jong, John H. A. L. – 1982
The development and validation of a test of listening comprehension for English as a second language at the Dutch National Institute for Educational Measurement (Cito) is described. The test uses two distinct item formats: true-false items and modified cloze items with two options. Both item formats were found to measure foreign language listening…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1977
The 1976 Educational Testing Service (ETS) Invitational Conference served as a platform for individuals who have been prominent in educational measurement and research to present their views on issues surrounding the testing controversy. The 1976 ETS "The Testing Scene: Chaos and Controversy," presents a historical review of events surrounding the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Awards, Career Development
