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Lennon, Roger T. – NCME Measurement in Education, 1980
A brief, nontechnical state-of-the-art review of four common instruments and current practices in the field of scholastic aptitude testing is presented. The instruments include: the 1971 Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT), 1973 Henmon-Nelson Tests of Mental Ability (H-NTMA), 1979 Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) and the 1970 Short Form Test of…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Standardized Tests, Test Construction
Airasian, Peter W. – NCME Measurement in Education, 1979
The nature and common uses of standardized achievement tests are described and placed in context in order to evaluate claims and criticisms that are commonly made. Tests are described as samples of behavior and hence subject to sampling errors. Much of the debate is dominated by emotion and prejudices. There is very little empirical evidence about…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
