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Download full textJakwerth, Pamela R.; Stancavage, Frances B.; Reed, Ellen D. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
Over the past decade, developers of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have changed substantially the mix of item types on the NAEP assessments by decreasing the numbers of multiple-choice questions and increasing the numbers of questions requiring short- or extended-constructed responses. These changes have been motivated…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Response Style (Tests), Test Validity, Qualitative Research
Silvestro, John R.; And Others – 1997
California has developed a new series of credential examinations for foreign language teachers to make it possible to test the competence of teachers in six languages less frequently taught than Spanish and French. These languages are German, Japanese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Russian, and Vietnamese. Each assessment is based on the specifications…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, German
