Descriptor
Test Content | 3 |
Test Validity | 3 |
Secondary Education | 2 |
Test Construction | 2 |
Test Norms | 2 |
Test Reliability | 2 |
Achievement Tests | 1 |
Chemistry | 1 |
Curriculum Evaluation | 1 |
Educational Change | 1 |
Elementary Education | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
Arithmetic Teacher | 1 |
Publication Type
Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Journal Articles | 1 |
Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Administrators | 3 |
Practitioners | 3 |
Teachers | 2 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
California Achievement Tests | 1 |
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills | 1 |
Metropolitan Achievement Tests | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1990
To facilitate the proper technical use of the test scores obtained from the administration of the tests, the curricular and psychometric characteristics of the tests are described in a series of technical manuals. This manual, the seventh in the series, contains a description of the characteristics of the North Carolina Test of Chemistry. The test…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Evaluation, Science Education, Secondary Education

Romberg, Thomas A.; Wilson, Linda D. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Examined 6 widely used grade-8 standardized tests for content, required processes, and level to determine their alignment with the 5-8 NCTM "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards." Concluded that these tests inadequately covered the 5-8 standards. A follow-up study examined items from newly developed and foreign tests to demonstrate the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Mathematics Achievement
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1991
This packet contains a manual and a workbook for developing performance tests in vocational education. The manual gives an in-depth description of how to develop, score, and use performance tests. It includes the following sections: definitions of performance testing, steps in developing a performance test, selecting a performance development…
Descriptors: Interrater Reliability, Performance Tests, Postsecondary Education, Scoring