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Peer reviewedAdkins, Dorothy C.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1972
Gumpgookies, which was administered in this study, is a test of motivation to achieve in school. (CB)
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Factor Analysis, Motivation, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedPugh, Richard C.; Brunza, J. Jay – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1975
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Confidence Testing, Multiple Choice Tests, Personality
Peer reviewedFagan, Jody Condit – Research Strategies, 2002
This article outlines the advantages and disadvantages of various question types in tests for library classes, including selected-response, constructed-response and alternative-response test items. It examines a test case in which students in a for-credit library course were given a take home quiz with search story problems. Sample "search story"…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Response Style (Tests)
Download full textKoos, Eugenia M.; Chan, James Y. – 1972
The development of a series of parallel single-topic tests for testing attainment of 14 objectives concerned with inquiry skill in biology is discussed. The series of eight two-part tests are called "Explorations in Biology" (EIB). (CK)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Objectives, Correlation, Criterion Referenced Tests
Adkins, Dorothy C. – 1968
An objective measure of motivation to achieve for preschool children called Gumpgookies is described. It is an objective-projective technique that requires choice between two alternate types of behavior portrayed in pictures and accompanying verbal descriptions. Gumpgookies are amoeba-like creatures who behave in ways intended to show differences…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Cultural Differences, Evaluation Methods
Ward, William C. – 1972
The Matching Familiar Figures Test is a measure of the response style "reflection-impulsivity." The version of the test used in the longitudinal study test battery consists of two practice and 18 test items. On each item, the child is shown one standard and four comparison figures. Figures are simple line drawings done in black on a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Testing
Knight, Sarah S. – 1976
This study discusses the National Assessment of Educational Progress's national survey of educational achievement in art and demonstrates that it is feasible to evaluate children's drawings obtained with free response assessment techniques. Four art production exercises, each calling for pencil drawing responses, were administered during 1974-1975…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
De Charms, Richard – 1971
The object of this research was to develop a measure of motivation of elementary school children to predict academic achievement independent of intelligence. Three basic steps were proposed to analyze data from approximately200 Black children. These steps were: l) operational (content) analysis of two free response measures, resulting in a coder's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Data Analysis, Elementary School Students
Jackson, Douglas N.; And Others – 1971
In a comparative evaluation of a standard true-false format for personality assessment and a forced-choice format, subjects from college residential units were assigned randomly to respond either to the forced-choice or standard true-false form of the Personality Research Form (PRF). All subjects also rated themselves and the members of their…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, College Housing, College Students, Comparative Analysis
