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Popham, W. James – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1983
Developers of high stakes criterion-referenced tests are urged to formulate test tasks so that efficient instruction can promote student mastery of the domain. Time-on-task has been promoted by instructional psychologists as preferable to test teaching. (DWH)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Instructional Improvement