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Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Presents activities that utilize representations of the side, front, and top views of three-dimensional configurations of blocks to develop spatial-visualization skills and aspects of the concept of function. Provides worksheets of these open-ended investigations. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Functions (Mathematics)

Sachs, John – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
In samples of 1,005 adolescents and adults in Hong Kong and 281 adolescents and adults in London (England), Moral Development Test patterns conform to that predicted by L. Kohlberg's stage theory of moral development (1969), but the degree of association between the stages differed between cultures. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Affective Measures, Cognitive Tests

Donoghue, John R.; Cliff, Norman – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1991
The validity of the assumptions under which the ordinal true score test theory was derived was examined using (1) simulation based on classical test theory; (2) a long empirical test with data from 321 sixth graders; and (3) an extensive simulation with 480 datasets based on the 3-parameter model. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Equations (Mathematics)

Zwick, Rebecca – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1992
Some unresolved methodological and philosophical issues in the assessment of performance trends are discussed as they relate to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). How to measure performance change while remaining responsive to advances in curriculum and the technology of assessment is a central dilemma. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Technology

Ackerman, Terry A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1992
The difference between item bias and item impact and the way they relate to item validity are discussed from a multidimensional item response theory perspective. The Mantel-Haenszel procedure and the Simultaneous Item Bias strategy are used in a Monte Carlo study to illustrate detection of item bias. (SLD)
Descriptors: Causal Models, Computer Simulation, Construct Validity, Equations (Mathematics)

Muthen, Bengt O.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1991
A procedure is presented for examining the influence of instruction on responses to test items by extending item response theory to incorporate variables illustrating different amounts of opportunity to learn. Data from the Second International Mathematics Study (grade 8 scores for about 7,000 students) illustrate the discussion. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Estimation (Mathematics), Grade 8

Wolfram, Dietmar – Information Processing and Management, 1992
Examines how informetric characteristics of information retrieval (IR) system databases can be used to help system designers decide what type of file structures would provide the best performance. The development of appropriate models describing database contents is highlighted in this first part of a two-part study. (30 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Database Design, Databases, Foreign Countries

Lane, Suzanne – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1991
The use of restricted item response models to test hypotheses regarding item difficulty ordering and slope uniformity was demonstrated in a study in which 597 algebra students were asked to solve word problems reflecting various types of cognitive processing. Benefits and limitations of the procedures are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests

Ludlow, Larry H.; Hwang, Ru-ing – Educational Research Quarterly, 1990
Two approaches--Harnisch/Linn and Rasch-based--to comparing district-level student performance to system-level student performance were examined, using results for 3,607 students on a curriculum-referenced mathematics test. Both approaches addressed relative mean performance on categories of common items. A modification of one approach and an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chi Square, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment

Davey, Beth; Macready, George B. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1990
The usefulness of latent class modeling in addressing several measurement issues is demonstrated via a study of 74 good and 74 poor readers in grades 5 and 6. Procedures were particularly useful for assessing the hierarchical relation among skills and for exploring issues related to item domains. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6

Aberg-Bengtsson, Lisbeth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Investigates the dimensions underlying performance on the diagrams, tables, and maps subset of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test. Analyzes data from two test versions by using a structural-equation modeling technique on 14,463 and 19,636 examinees respectively. Concludes that gender difference in performance is due, to a great extent, to the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagrams, Foreign Countries, High Schools
English, Lyn D.; Watters, James J. – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2005
In this article we explore young children's development of mathematical knowledge and reasoning processes as they worked two modelling problems (the "Butter Beans Problem" and the "Airplane Problem"). The problems involve authentic situations that need to be interpreted and described in mathematical ways. Both problems include tables of data,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Thinking Skills, Grade 3, Mathematical Models
Kromrey, Jeffrey D.; Parshall, Cynthia G. – 1991
A Monte Carlo study was conducted to compare the performance of three statistical indices of test item bias in small samples of examinees. The statistical indices compared were the Delta method, the Mantel-Haenszel (MH) method, and the Standardization method. Sample sizes of 50, 100, and 200 were examined. One thousand samples of each size were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Kirisci, Levent; Hsu, Tse-Chi – 1992
A predictive adaptive testing (PAT) strategy was developed based on statistical predictive analysis, and its feasibility was studied by comparing PAT performance to those of the Flexilevel, Bayesian modal, and expected a posteriori (EAP) strategies in a simulated environment. The proposed adaptive test is based on the idea of using item difficulty…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing
Kaplan, Bruce A.; Johnson, Eugene G. – 1992
Across the field of educational assessment the case has been made for alternatives to the multiple-choice item type. Most of the alternative types of items require a subjective evaluation by a rater. The reliability of this subjective rating is a key component of these types of alternative items. In this paper, measures of reliability are…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluators