Ten Issues in Criterion-Referenced Testing: A Response to Commonly Heard Criticisms.

Curlette, William L.; Stallings, William M.

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Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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Ten Issues in Criterion-Referenced Testing: A Response to Commonly Heard Criticisms.

Curlette, William L.; Stallings, William M.

Clearing House, v53 n3 p145-48 Nov 1979

The 10 criticisms of criterion-referenced tests addressed in this paper are: the domains tested; pedagogical influence; difficulty of items; cumbersome reports; reliability; arbitrary criteria; local objectives; labeling; predictive validity; and repeated testing. (SJL)

Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Tests, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Testing Problems

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