The history of testing and evaluation in Indian education has been less than satisfactory since achievement and intelligence testing instruments traditionally have been norm-referenced, rather than criterion-referenced, and have not accounted for cultural differences. The Indian Education Act of 1972 provides for Indian involvement in the…

Version 3 of the Southwest Regional Laboratory's (SWRL) Instructional Management System (IMS) is a fully automated system which accepts pupil criterion exercises from remote sites and returns various reports to the same location. This paper briefly describes the SWRL/IMS system design and functional characteristics. The instructional system…

The paper investigates and analyses the current state of the art of criterion-referenced measurement (CRM), with a view to determining its use in training and instructional programs. It presents a reveiw of the literature pertaining to the following aspects: a brief history of CRM; a definition and comparison of criterion-referenced and…

The Shawnee Mission Unified Studies curriculum is designed as a synthesis of language arts skills with social studies concepts. This document is a language arts curriculum guide for grades 7-9. Five major areas are delineated: composition, study of language, listening and viewing, literature and reading, and speaking. The instructional components…

The document reports the development of three pre-entry criterion--referenced tests (Skill Checks) designed to assess an applicant's verbal and numerical competencies and to assist in the implementation of remedial education where needed, in the vocational training areas of office occupations, automotive mechanics, and machine shop. A general…

Described in the final report is a project designed to develop, field-test, and disseminate a dual, compatible system of curriculum and criterion-referenced evaluation based on a sample of 40 trainable mentally retarded students (5-15 years old) in self help, basic language, number, and prevocational skills. Program summary information includes a…

The success of objectives-based programs depends to a considerable extent on how effectively students and teachers assess mastery of objectives and make decisions for future instruction. While educators disagree on the usefulness of criterion-referenced tests the position taken in this monograph is that criterion-referenced tests are useful, and…

Presented are eight papers that deal with the educational implications for handicapped children of domain-referenced testing, as contrasted with standardized norm-referenced achievement testing. The crucial aspects of each testing model are highlighted by W. Hively in an introductory section. M. Reynolds surveys past and present special education…

First-year evaluation of the Word Attack Component of the Wisconsin Design for Reading was conducted in 23 elementary schools representing disadvantaged inner-city and advantaged schools in Wisconsin and Colorado. Primary-grade pupils in each of the schools experienced the program for 6 months, during which instruction was followed by…

A set of pilot performance reference scales was developed based upon airborne Audio-Video Recording (AVR) of student performance in T-37 undergraduate Pilot Training. After selection of the training maneuvers to be studied, video tape recordings of the maneuvers were selected from video tape recordings already available from a previous research…

This test is intended for use with a two-volume, 32-lesson set of materials for rural disadvantaged kindergarten children. The lessons are designed to help alleviate language deficiencies of the children by providing them with school-related activities, communication and cultural experiences, and other readiness instruction through language…

Test items for the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the course development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) which were compiled as part of the project documentation and which are coordinated with the test-workbook on group dynamics (EM 010 424, EM 010 425, EM 010 467, and EM…

Test items for the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the course development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) which were compiled as part of the project documentation and which are coordinated with the text-workbook on leadership behavior and style (EM 010 434, EM 010 435, EM 010…

A comparison is drawn between norm-referenced (or competitive) and criterion-referenced testing procedures as used for the purpose of assessing and grading knowledge gained from teaching. It is argued that competitive or norm-referenced grading practices are sadistic, unethical, statistically unsound, and irrelevant to course objectives.…

This revised collection is presented in a new format. Each objective consists of stating the general objective, giving directions, sample items, and answers. Objectives covering a wide range of writing problems are included emphasizing the improvement of clarity in expression. The text is divided into two categories: Mechanics and Usage. There are…