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Gross, Susan; Stevenson, Jose W. – Spectrum, 1986
Presents the preliminary results of a comparison of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) and conventional testing of English competency for students with limited English proficiency. The CAT procedure, which uses computers and a measurement theory known as Item Response Theory (IRT), provides several benefits that traditional paper and pencil…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Testing
Kessler, David P. – Engineering Education, 1988
Describes a study in which two types of testing were used in an engineering course to determine significant differences in evaluating student performance. Results were not conclusive. (RT)
Descriptors: College Science, Comparative Testing, Engineering Education, Evaluation
Download full textBeck, Klaus; Krumm, Volker – 1989
The lack of a German language testing instrument for economic literacy has led to problems for researchers in German-speaking countries to establish the level of economic literacy in those countries. The translation of the 23rd edition (1987) of the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL) into a German version, known as the Wirtschalfliche Bildung Test…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
