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Parry, James R. – Online Submission, 2020
This paper presents research and provides a method to ensure that parallel assessments, that are generated from a large test-item database, maintain equitable difficulty and content coverage each time the assessment is presented. To maintain fairness and validity it is important that all instances of an assessment, that is intended to test the…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Difficulty Level, Test Items, Test Validity
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2022
This study investigates the status of grade inflation in language and translation courses in Saudi Arabia. Analysis of the pass rates and percentages of students who obtained Grades A+, A, B+ and B in 70 English language skills and translation college courses, in addition to the English course scores of students in grades 1 to 11 at a private…
Descriptors: Translation, Grade Inflation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Li, Xin; Yan, Wenfan – Online Submission, 2012
This study followed the comparative research mode of description, interpretation, juxtaposition and comparison. Based on the literatures and data collected on the topic, the paper compared and analyzed the past, present and future of APTHS (academic proficiency test for high schools) in the two countries. Some contemplations on the common issues…
Descriptors: High Schools, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Torres, Cristina; Lopes, Ana Paula; Babo, Lurdes; Azevedo, Jose – Online Submission, 2011
A MC (multiple-choice) question can be defined as a question in which students are asked to select one alternative from a given set of alternatives in response to a question stem. The objective of this paper is to analyse if MC questions may be considered as an interesting alternative for assessing knowledge, particularly in the mathematics area,…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Alternative Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Questioning Techniques
Garcia Laborda, Jesus – Online Submission, 2012
Although there is an increasing number of online tests in the world, little research is currently known in Spain today. Assessment has become an integral part of education and the implications of the various uses of language testing go beyond the educational settings (Douglas, 2010; Fulcher, 2010). This study describes the PAULEX project. This…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Testing, Program Descriptions
Shelton, Alison R.; Brown, Richard S. – Online Submission, 2008
More than 60% of all community college students are placed into remedial, non-credit bearing courses. Concerns over the lack of articulation across the K-12 and postsecondary educational systems have led to concerns over whether students have had the opportunity to learn and demonstrate the skills required for success in college level classes. To…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Student Placement, Remedial Instruction
Wei, Xin; Shen, Xuejun; Lukoff, Brian; Ho, Andrew Dean; Haertel, Edward H. – Online Submission, 2006
In 1998 and again in 2002, samples of eighth grade students in California were tested in reading as part of the state-level component of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In each of these years, all eighth graders in the state were also required to participate in the state's accountability testing, which included the reading…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Test Content, Reading Tests, Accountability