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Huntley, Renee M.; Loyd, Brenda H. – 1982
The study investigated the effect of "item density" on item difficulty in passage-related language tests. Item density refers to the number and frequency of items in relation to clear text. The format used was a passage with underlinings to signal the language situations out of which the items were constructed. American College Testing…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Language Tests, Secondary Education, Test Construction
Herman, David O. – 1981
Three aspects of sex bias in ability tests are discussed. The first two areas of concern are the surface qualities of test items (surface, in the sense that these qualities may be seen by inspection and do not require empirical data), and the equating of male and female score distributions through item analysis and item selection techniques. The…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Measures (Individuals), Sex Bias, Sex Differences
Download full textMichener, R. Dean; And Others – 1978
A specific application of the process of automating exams for any introductory statistics course is described. The process of automating exams was accomplished by using the Statistical Test Item Collection System (STICS). This system was first used to select a set of questions based on course requirements established in advance; afterward, STICS…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Item Banks
Cason, Gerald J. – 1978
Guidelines developed specifically for cases in which objectively scored written tests are to be used are described. When objective cognitive tests are properly built and used, they can serve four educationally important functions. These tests provide the instructor information on what a student can and cannot do. The instructor needs this…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Objective Tests, Scoring, Test Coaching
Reckase, Mark D. – 1981
Definition of the issues to the use of latent trait models, specifically one- and three-parameter logistic models, in conjunction with multi-level achievement batteries, forms the basis of this paper. Research results related to these issues are also documented in an attempt to provide a rational basis for model selection. The application of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Latent Trait Theory, Scores
Bavolek, Stephen J.; And Others – 1977
The monograph describes the development of the Adolescent Parenting Inventory (API), an instrument designed to prevent child abuse by identifying adolescents in need of acquiring appropriate child rearing and parenting skills. Field testing of the API with approximately 3,000 adolescents is explained to have revealed substantial content validity,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Identification, Parent Role
Jorstad, Helen L. – 1980
The possible effects of applying new assessment techniques to second language learning is dramatized by two contrasting scenarios. The first describes a high school Spanish class as we might find it today: the teaching is effective, but the best results are not being obtained. The second scenario is set in the year 1990. Here, applications of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction
Stewart, Bruce L. – 1979
Tests for assessing critical thinking skills or abilities are reviewed in order to: (1) compare various measures and provide a critical review of each instrument; (2) encourage researchers to refine them; and (3) identify problems in measuring critical thinking by analyzing weaknesses in the tests. The publication is divided into two sections: a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Critical Thinking, Test Construction, Test Reliability
WRIGHT, LOGAN – 1967
THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, AND SOCIAL FAVORABILITY RATINGS OF 941 ITEMS THAT WERE THOUGHT TO BE DESCRIPTIVE OF CHANGE IN CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR. THIS POOL OF ITEMS COULD THEN BE USED FOR SCALES MEASURING THE OUTCOME OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH CHILDREN. THE VALIDATION AND CROSS-VALIDATION SAMPLES INCLUDED…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Counseling Effectiveness, Item Analysis, Psychotherapy
STAKE, ROBERT E.; AND OTHERS – 1962
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY WAS MADE OF THE ERROR FACTORS IN MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING (MDS) TO REFINE THE USE OF MDS FOR MORE EXPERT MANIPULATION OF SCALES USED IN EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH WAS TO GENERATE TABLES OF THE SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN ERROR AND NONERROR MDS DIMENSIONS. THE…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evaluation, Mathematical Models, Measurement
CURTIS, H.A.; KROPP, RUSSEL P. – 1961
THE POSSIBILITY OF ADMINISTERING TESTS BY PROJECTED METHODS WAS EXPLORED, FOCUSING ON THE ASSIGNMENT OF VALUES TO SPECIFIC TEST VARIABLES IN ORDER TO MAKE THE RESULTS OF PROJECTED TESTS COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF A NORMAL (CLASSROOM TEACHER ADMINISTERED) TEST ENVIRONMENT. THE VARIABLES OF (1) INTRA-ITEM EXPOSURE INTERVAL, (2) INTER-ITEM EXPOSURE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Intelligence Tests, Interest Inventories, Item Analysis
Scheidt, Rick J. – 1976
This article examines the development of new strategies for the measurement of intellectual competencies of the elderly. The author depicts his own view of the direction an analysis such as this might take, and presents a strategy which attempts to generate contextual criteria relevant to the assessment of competence in adulthood and old age.…
Descriptors: Ability, Adults, Classification, Intelligence
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Trade and Industrial Education Service. – 1962
THIS WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE TO THOSE WHO UNDERTAKE THE ASSIGNMENT OF WRITING AN OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCY TEST IN A SPECIALIZED FIELD, WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH A TEACHER EDUCATOR, FACULTY ADVISOR, OR OTHER QUALIFIED STAFF MEMBER. INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON THE PURPOSE AND NATURE OF OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCY TESTS, TEST DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES, TEST…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Occupational Tests, Performance Tests, Test Construction
JEFFS, GEORGE A. – 1963
OCCUPATIONAL TITLES USABLE IN ASSESSING OCCUPATIONAL GOALS OFSENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FEMALES WERE SELECTED AS THE FIRST STEP IN ESTABLISHING AN OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATION SCALE FOR FEMALES. A LIST OF 117 OCCUPATIONAL TITLES, COMPILED FROM THREE PREVIOUS STUDIES AND "THE DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES," WAS RATED ON A SIX-LEVEL SCALE AS TO ITS GENERAL…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Females, Interest Inventories, Occupations
Wallen, Carl J.; And Others – 1969
The effectiveness of an undergraduate program in elementary school reading methods, designed to train the prospective teacher to determine learner achievement in word recognition, comprehension, and rate and study was investigated. Student teachers participated in simulated teaching experiences through self-correctional workbooks and, in the first…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Reading Diagnosis
