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Well-Crafted Criterion-Referenced Tests.

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Popham, W. James – Educational Leadership, 1978

A well-constructed criterion-referenced test has an unambiguous descriptive scheme, an adequate number of items, a sufficiently limited focus, reliability, validity, and comparative data. (Author/MLF)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education

An Oxymoron for Competency-Based Educators.

Popham, W. James – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979

When designing competency based education programs to meet state requirements, California educators would do well to select only a small number of highly significant competencies per basic skill area, for which they can devise on-target instruction and valid competency measures. (SJL)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education