Examinations--An Alternative View.

Eggleston, Jim F.

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ERIC Number: EJ152717

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Publication Date: 1976

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Examinations--An Alternative View

Eggleston, Jim F.

Forum for the Discussion of New Trends in Education, 18, 3, 92-3, Sum 76

Majority of testing programs is designed to demonstrate the superiority of performance of one student over another rather than evaluate the degree to which an individual has mastered specific skills. The necessity of changing this orientation is discussed. (RW)

Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Objectives, Norm Referenced Tests, Psychometrics, Test Construction

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