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Anderson, Scarvia B. – 1981
This paper summarizes some of the issues involved in educational testing. First, it describes four of the fundamental characteristics of tests: whether they are measures of aptitude or achievement, whether they require students to produce or just recognize the best answer, whether they are interpreted in relationship to the scores of other…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Essay Tests