Offers practical rules for writing and using tests in order to reduce pupils' anxiety, improve their study skills and help them master course objectives. (Author/CW)

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE CONCEPTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AS THEY APPLY TO THE PROBLEM OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, AN OUTGROWTH OF PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION, HAS GROWN TO HAVE A FAR GREATER BREADTH OF APPLICATION AND MAY REPRESENT AN EVEN MORE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY THAN…

Standards for evaluating criterion-referenced tests are presented. Twenty-one standards, grouped in three categories, are discussed. Category one is defined as measurement properties and is comprised of conceptual validity, including description of the domain, test item agreement with objectives, and item representativeness of the objectives; and…

To determine the correlation between unit test performance and retention on final examinations, scores of 68 secondary level teaching candidates enrolled in a general methods course were studied. Unit tests were administered frequently to determine student achievement of the 38 course objectives. Two retests per student were allowed, with…