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McCall, Cecelia – 1989
While the charge that standardized tests are biased is not new, critics (including feminists) recently have made accusations of gender bias. One argument for the superior performance of males on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT), the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), and the American…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement, Sex Differences, Test Bias
Peters, Charles W.; Wixson, Karen K. – Learning, 1989
A new breed of standardized reading tests, slated for use in Michigan and Illinois, measures integrative thinking instead of isolated skills and gives teachers a valuable diagnostic tool. A breakdown of content areas is given, as well as a preview of actual questions. (IAH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Tests

Douglas, Dan – Applied Language Learning, 1989
Discusses the issues related to the testing of listening comprehension in the context of the 1986 American Council Teaching Foreign Language Proficiency Guidelines. Four issues are singled out: the meaning of context in testing listening; the concept of criterion-referenced tests; the notion of specific purposes in testing; and the use of…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills, Test Construction
Neidorf, Teresa Smith; Binkley, Marilyn; Gattis, Kim; Nohara, David – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This technical report describes a study that was undertaken to compare the content of three mathematics assessments conducted in 2003: the NAEP fourth-and eighth-grade assessments; the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which also assessed mathematics at the fourth-and eighth-grade levels; and the Program for…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Grade 4, Grade 8, Mathematics Skills
Liu, Jinghua; Cahn, Miriam F.; Dorans, Neil J. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2006
The College Board's SAT[R] data are used to illustrate how the score equity assessment (SEA) can help inform the program about equatability. SEA is used to examine whether the content change(s) to the revised new SAT result in differential linking functions across gender groups. Results of population sensitivity analyses are reported on the…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Gender Differences, Scores
Huynh, Huynh; Barton, Karen E. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2006
This study examined the effect of oral administration accommodations on test structure and student performance on the Reading test of the South Carolina High School Exit Examination (HSEE). The examination was given at Grade 10 and was untimed; hence, students were permitted as much time as they needed to answer all the questions. Three groups of…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Exit Examinations, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement
Allensworth, Elaine; Correa, Macarena; Ponisciak, Steve – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2008
The majority of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students are not attaining the ACT scores they are aiming for, which they need to qualify for scholarships and college acceptance. This report looks at the reasons behind students' low performance and what matters for doing well on this test. CPS students are highly motivated to do well on the ACT, and…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Test Coaching, Standards, Educational Change
Thomas, Leslie; Kalohn, John C. – 1996
Test specifications dictate the kind of content that should be included on each form of an examination, and the relative weight that each content domain should contribute to the determination of examinees' test scores by specifying the proportion of items to be included in each content area. This paper addresses a step in the development of…
Descriptors: Job Analysis, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Mathematical Models, Research Methodology
Kromrey, Jeffrey D.; Parshall, Cynthia G.; Yi, Qing – 1998
The effects of anchor test characteristics in the accuracy and precision of test equating in the "common items, nonequivalent groups design" were studied. The study also considered the effects of nonparallel based and new forms on the equating solution, and it investigated the effects of differential weighting on the success of equating…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, High Schools, Item Response Theory, Monte Carlo Methods
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1992
The Reading Framework for the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) contains the rationale for the aspects of reading assessed in 1992 and criteria for development of the assessment. Developed through a national consensus process as a part of an effort to move assessment forward, the framework presented in the booklet is more…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy, Reading Skills, Reading Tests
Leung, Chi-Keung; Chang, Hua-Hua; Hau, Kit-Tai – 2001
The multistage alpha-stratified computerized adaptive testing (CAT) design advocated a new philosophy of pool management and item selection using low discriminating items first. It has been demonstrated through simulation studies to be effective both in reducing item overlap rate and enhancing pool utilization with certain pool types. Based on…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Item Banks, Selection
The Effects of Content Homogeneity and Equating Method on the Accuracy of Common-Item Test Equating.
Yang, Wen-Ling – 2000
This study investigated whether equating accuracy improves with an anchor test that is more representative of its corresponding total test and whether such content effect depends on the particular equating method used. Scoring outcomes of a professional examination for a medical specialty were used. A total of 1,092 examinees took one form, and…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Item Response Theory, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Physicians

Cumming, Alister – Assessing Writing, 2002
Contends that different ethical issues arise according to how the construct of writing is defined for assessment purposes. Explains that most formal assessments assume a pragmatic, functional definition of second-language writing in which an examinee's text production is judged normatively in respect to conventions. Discusses efforts to develop…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Ethics, Higher Education, Literary Devices

Werner, Patrice Holden – Journal of Reading, 1991
Reviews the Ennis-Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test. Notes that the test may be used as an informal diagnostic instrument, an evaluation tool for instructional effectiveness, or as material for teaching critical thinking. (RS)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Essay Tests, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness

Kingsbury, G. Gage; Zara, Anthony R. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1991
This simulation investigated two procedures that reduce differences between paper-and-pencil testing and computerized adaptive testing (CAT) by making CAT content sensitive. Results indicate that the price in terms of additional test items of using constrained CAT for content balancing is much smaller than that of using testlets. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation