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Essay versus Objective Achievement Testing in the Context of Large-Scale Assessment Programs.

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Murchan, Damian P. – 1989

The reliability, content validity, and construct validity were compared for two test formats in a public examination used to assess a secondary school geography course. The 11-item geography portion of the Intermediate Certificate Examination (essay examination) was administered in June 1987 to 400 secondary school students in Ireland who also…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Content Validity