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Curtis, Connie June; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The score distributions of the two methods of administration described in the title revealed comparable means, standard deviations, and general shape of distribution. With respect to validity coefficients, no appreciable differences were found. (JKS)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Testing, Eye Hand Coordination, Grade 2
Childs, Ruth A.; Jaciw, Andrew P.; Schneid, Adina – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2004
Large-scale assessment programs rely on teachers to administer the tests and to interpret and communicate the results. Consequently, it is important that teachers have up-to-date knowledge about the testing programs. Education Departments' web sites are ideal tools for communicating such information to teachers. The web sites of Education…
Descriptors: Testing, Measures (Individuals), Internet, Testing Programs
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Skidmore, Ronald L.; Aagaard, Lola – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2004
Active student engagement with course materials, such as note-taking and cooperative learning, is associated with greater performance. This study investigated the relationship between scores achieved by students in an undergraduate course and active engagement during testing, whether using a cheat sheet or engaging in a form of cooperative…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs, Multiple Choice Tests
Hannafin, Michael J. – 1982
Two studies designed to establish classification procedures and the reliability of a learning strategy screening procedure were conducted, using 184 third and 173 fourth graders from a middle-class suburban school district as subjects. A 10-minute learning strategy screening was administered during which subjects reported which of six generic…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Backman, Margaret E. – 1977
Traditionally, most rehabilitation centers have evaluated a clients' vocational skills on an individual basis. Individually administered work samples, however, may not provide as much individual attention to the assessment process as is usually assumed. Two types of group work sample evaluation systems have been developed: the Valpar Work Sample…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Problems, Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness
Lewy, Arieh; Doron, Rina – 1977
The concept of tailored testing for individuals is applied to the construction of tests for special groups and extended to apply to item content as well as item difficulty. It is suggested that evaluators may decide to construct tests on the basis of a unique combination of items drawn from an item bank to fit the need of a particular group. At…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Group Norms
Cliff, Norman; And Others – 1978
The research from a four-year project of implied orders tailored testing is summarized. The method of implied orders testing combines the principles of ordinal measurement with the concept of the Guttman scale as an ideal. The basic principle for dichotomous items is that either an item is missed and "dominates" a person or it is answered…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Career Development, Computer Assisted Testing, Group Testing
Millar, Dan Pyle – 1980
Students in a small group discussion class offered as part of a speech communication curriculum found that testing their knowledge of the theory of the course in small groups was a positive learning experience. Each self-selected test group was made up of three students and was formed at least two class periods prior to the exam. Time was given in…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods
Farrell, Margaret A.; And Others – 1980
Two paper and pencil group tests were assessed for their ability to classify subjects as concrete or formal operational. The two group tests, Sheehan's (1970) version of Longeot's three subtests and set of three puzzles, were administered to 607 students from ninth- and tenth-grade science and mathematics classes. A subsample of 69 students was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Measurement, Educational Diagnosis, Grade 10
BARBER, MAX; BEIGHLEY, K.C. – 1960
TO DETERMINE HOW EFFECTIVELY THE COOPERATIVE ENGLISH TEST PREDICTS STUDENT SUCCESS IN FRESHMAN ENGLISH AT STOCKTON COLLEGE, THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED (1) TO OBTAIN STATISTICAL COMPARISONS BETWEEN FINAL SEMESTER GRADES OF A SAMPLE OF THE COLLEGE TRANSFER POPULATION WITH THE WHOLE TEST AND EACH OF ITS PARTS, (2) TO ANALYZE BY PERCENTAGES THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Curriculum Research, Educational Testing
Bonfield, John R. – 1968
A study of institutionalized educable mentally handicapped children (EMR's aged 6-7 to 12-6) was designed to evaluate the use of subtest combinations and learning tasks as predictors of achievement compared to single individual and group tests. Fifty-one subjects received a pretest battery of six individual tests, one group test, three learning…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Arithmetic
Farr, Roger; Summers, Edward G. – 1968
This two-part guide was designed to serve as a comprehensive source of information on published reading tests. Part I provides the following descriptive information about each test: (1) the name as listed on the front cover of the test booklet, (2) the publisher's suggested grade or age level for test use, (3) the type of test-individual or group,…
Descriptors: Group Norms, Group Testing, Individual Testing, Reading Comprehension
Edwards, Thomas M. – 1971
The performance of 131 urban sixth-grade students on the Uses Test of creativity was studied in four environments to determine the effects of testing condition variables and to find optimal testing procedures. Testing condition variables included the giving of grades vs. no grades and individual vs. group administration of the task. The four test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creativity, Creativity Tests, Environmental Influences
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Schrank, Frederick A.; Hayden, Charles – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1981
Describes an individual and group method for learning about children's school attitudes, appropriate for students not yet proficient in paper and pencil usage. Gives directions for administration and interpretation of the Kinetic School Drawing, and suggestions for using it as a counseling or diagnostic aid. (KMF)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Counseling Techniques, Elementary Education
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Antonak, Richard F. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1988
Multivariate statistical analysis determined relationships between scores on the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test and the Stanford Achievement Test at grades 2, 4, and 6 for 272 students. The best predictor of achievement at a later grade was achievement at an earlier grade. Implications are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
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