Selecting and Evaluating Educational Tests.

McGuigan, Corrine A.

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ERIC Number: EJ278031

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Selecting and Evaluating Educational Tests.

McGuigan, Corrine A.

B. C. Journal of Special Education, v6 n4 p295-309 Win 1982

Philosophical, technical, and practical considerations in selecting and evaluating educational tests for exceptional children are discussed. The following major technical considerations are addressed: validity, reliability, sensitivity, appropriateness, objectivity, and feasibility. (SEW)

Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Information Needs, Screening Tests, Student Evaluation, Student Placement, Test Reliability, Test Selection, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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