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Belle, Dana – 1999
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a teacher can use one type of assessment to evaluate students' abilities fairly. The question is whether or not alternative assessment strategies are necessary to meet students' individual needs. The research, conducted with 28 fifth-grade students, compared their traditional and alternative…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Dwyer, Francis M.; Moore, David M. – 1999
The purpose of several studies was to examine the effects that differentially coded (black and white or color) illustrations had on students who were classified as field independent, field neutral, and field dependent on tests measuring different educational objectives. The effects of visual and verbal test formats were also examined. In general,…
Descriptors: Color, Comparative Analysis, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education
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Costantino, Giuseppe; Malgady, Robert G. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1983
Compares verbal fluency of 156 K-6 urban children (72 Hispanic, 41 Black, 43 White) using the Thematic Apperception Test and two versions of TEMAS, a new thematic apperception test using minority or nonminority characters, cultural themes, and urban backgrounds. Finds females more verbally fluent and Hispanics/Blacks more fluent on TEMAS. (MH)
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Hispanic Americans
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Blumberg, Phyllis – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1981
The utility of general or select response formats for evaluating certain types of clinical competence is studied. Consideration of the suitability of an examination format to fulfill its intended purpose and the appropriateness of the questions included is recommended when designing an examination. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Certification, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Higher Education
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Peeck, J.; Tillema, H. H. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1978
Subjects were immediately tested on a reading passage, and received feedback after 30 minutes or one day, or no feedback. After a week, subjects identified their original responses to three types of test items. One-day delay of feedback gave better results than the 30-minute delay. (GDC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Feedback, Foreign Countries, Grade 5
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Gibbs, William J. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1997
A study of the effects of reward structures on the ability of students to evaluate the correctness of their responses to open-ended questions in a computer-based instruction lesson found students' ability to evaluate responses was influenced by their incentive to achieve. In most cases, expert evaluators and students concurred. Order of item…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
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Chambers, David W.; Glassman, Paul – Journal of Dental Education, 1997
Examines the rationale underlying competency-based evaluation, the value of authentic (as contrasted with simulation) assessment, and different techniques used for authentic evaluation. Details four authentic evaluation types useful in dental education: ratings; exemplary products; test cases; and portfolios. Discusses matching evaluation methods…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Dental Schools, Dentistry, Evaluation Criteria
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Swaak, Janine; de Jong, Ton – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1996
A way to assess knowledge acquired through simulation-based learning (intuitive knowledge) is presented. A "WHAT-IF" test item format is developed, and two pilot studies involving 74 college students responding to WHAT-IF items are described. The tests did tap improvement in learning, although test validity was only partially supportive.…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Sireci, Stephen G. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1997
Different methodologies for linking tests across languages are reviewed and evaluated, focusing on monolingual item response theory, bilingual group designs, and matched monolingual group designs. These methods, although not without weaknesses, are superior for promoting score comparability than methods that rely on translation or expert judgment…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment
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Brady, Michael P.; Rosenberg, Howard – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2002
This article presents the role of the Job Observation and Behavior Scale (JOBS) in promoting objective employee performance evaluations and summarizes the technical properties of the instrument. JOBS is designed to be sensitive to both the work performance and support needs of people who participate in supported employment. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities
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Chambers, Donald L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1989
Discussed are some objections to using calculators in mathematics instruction and testing. Indicates that many commercially available tests do not permit the use of a calculator. Several steps to facilitate the use of calculators are suggested. (YP)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Calculators, Computation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Vockell, Edward L.; Hall, Jane – Social Studies, 1989
Examines the ways in which computers can assist teachers in developing good tests. Describes the program TESTWORKS in detail and provides charts comparing this program with 11 others in the areas of price, type of questions generated, computer functions, and the usefulness of each. Discusses the use of word processors and databases. (KO)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
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Clyman, Stephen G.; Orr, Nancy A. – Academic Medicine, 1990
The process proposed for the development and use of computer-based testing, including simulation and multiple-choice questions, as part of the National Board of Medical Examiners' certification sequence is outlined. Summary reports of first-phase pilot testing in six medical schools are appended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Medical Education
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Holden, Constance – Science, 1989
Cites changes to occur on the Medical College Admissions Test to include: a reduction from six to four sections, biology and physics content-specific sections to absorb chemistry, elimination of multiple-choice questions to a problem-solving format, and the inclusion of graded essay questions. (RT)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Entrance Examinations, College Science
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Brown, C. R.; Njabili, A. F. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
Explores the concept of construct validity in the context of a public examination. Multitrait-multimethod analysis and factor analysis were used. Discusses the analyses in terms of theory versus practical components and experimental versus observational investigation in practical components. Sample items for the practical examinations are…
Descriptors: Biology, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
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