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Download full textBizot, Elizabeth B.; Goldman, Steven H. – 1994
A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of choice of item response theory (IRT) model, parameter calibration group, starting ability estimate, and stopping criterion on the conversion of an 80-item vocabulary test to computer adaptive format. Three parameter calibration groups were tested: (1) a group of 1,000 high school seniors, (2) a…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Estimation (Mathematics)
McKinley, Robert L.; Schaeffer, Gary A. – 1989
A study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using item response theory (IRT) equating to reduce test form overlap of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Subject Test in Mathematics. Monte Carlo methods were employed to compare double-part equating with 20-item common item blocks to triple-part equating with 10-item common item blocks.…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Equated Scores, Graduate Study
Clark, Gilbert A. – 1995
This manual presents an instrument designed for visual arts education research and as a screening and identification test for use in gifted/talented education for artistically talented students. The test consists of four items or tasks that call for a demonstration of different abilities and skills. Each completed drawing is assessed and assigned…
Descriptors: Art Education, Childrens Art, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education
Greis, Naguib – 1995
A discussion of testing in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction focuses on the gap between ESL students' test performance on the one hand and their own and teachers' assessments of their competence on the other. First, a number of issues, drawn from the literature, are examined briefly, including the appropriateness of current testing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Peer Evaluation, Second Language Instruction
Brandon, E. P. – 1992
In his pioneer investigations of deductive logical reasoning competence, R. H. Ennis (R. H. Ennis and D. H. Paulus, 1965) used a multiple-choice format in which the premises are given, and it is asked whether the conclusion would then be true. In the adaptation of his work for use in Jamaica, the three possible answers were stated as…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing, Competence
Bensoussan, Marsha – 1993
Because testing comprehension of long (5- to 10-page) second-language texts is more complex than testing shorter texts, an alternative form of second language reading comprehension test is needed. In a guided summary completion test, students are presented with a greatly shortened version of the text (e.g., one-paragraph summary), containing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Tests
Zopp, William B. – 1998
The purpose of this study was to compare two different testing styles to see how they relate to retention of information. The study was conducted during the first semester of the 1996-97 school year at Greenbriar East High School in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The students in the study were in two Biology II classes, one with an enrollment of 26…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Comparative Analysis, Essay Tests
Glas, Cees A. W.; Beguin, Anton A. – 1996
Recently, L. Zeng and M. J. Kolen (1995) have introduced item response theory (IRT) observed score (OS) equating of number-correct (NC) scores for equating different forms of a test. In this paper, IRT-OS-NC equating is adapted to equating the cut-off scores of examinations. Next, the differences between results obtained using a Rasch model for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores, Equated Scores, Foreign Countries
Pike, Gary R. – 1988
Two of the most popular assessment instruments for measuring college student educational outcomes are the College Outcome Measures Program (COMP) of the American College Testing Program (1987) and the Academic Profile of the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Characteristics of these tests were compared, and the sensitivity of each test to…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, College Seniors, Comparative Testing
Byrne, Barbara M.; And Others – 1992
A study of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was conducted to: (1) test for the factorial validity of the French version of the BDI (BDI-FR) separately for 551 non-clinical Francophone adolescent males and 601 non-clinical Francophone adolescent females; (2) cross-validate findings across a second independent sample for each sex; and (3) test…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Diagnostic Tests, Factor Structure
Kunce, Charles S.; Arbet, Scott E. – 1994
The National Conference of Bar Examiners commissioned American College Testing, Inc., to help them in the development and evaluation of a performance test for use in bar admissions decisions. Because it was recognized that candidate perceptions would provide valuable information, a candidate-perception questionnaire was developed to be…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Demography, Languages, Lawyers
Pike, Gary R. – 1994
This paper examines the proposed use of student self-report data as proxies for College Basic Academic Subjects Examination (College BASE) scores and as policy indicators of good educational practice. A recent study by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems had recommended this use of student self-reports. For this study 540…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Outcomes Assessment, College Seniors, Comparative Analysis
Collins, Allan; And Others – 1991
The use of paper and pencil, videotape recordings, and microcomputers in student testing provide three very different views of student achievement. Paper and pencil tests can record how students compose tests and documents, and how they critique documents or performances. Video recordings can record how students explain ideas, answer questions,…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation, Elementary Secondary Education
National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs. – 1983
These language testing guidelines--grouped according to the five categories of the oral language interview: grammar, comprehension, pronunciation, vocabulary, and language utilization (communicative competence)--are presented for the language proficiency examiner. Brief guidelines for assessment are given for each of five levels of proficiency,…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Programed Instruction
Lunz, Mary E.; Stahl, John A. – 1990
Three examinations administered to medical students were analyzed to determine differences among severities of judges' assessments and among grading periods. The examinations included essay, clinical, and oral forms of the tests. Twelve judges graded the three essays for 32 examinees during a 4-day grading session, which was divided into eight…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing, Difficulty Level, Essay Tests
