Selecting an Achievement Test [electronic resource] : Principles and Procedures / Martin Katz.
The recommended procedure for achievement test selection is presented. Following a review of some fundamental definitions of statistical properties of achievement tests (validity, reliability, and norms), major considerations to be applied in selecting achievement tests are discussed. These consider...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The recommended procedure for achievement test selection is presented. Following a review of some fundamental definitions of statistical properties of achievement tests (validity, reliability, and norms), major considerations to be applied in selecting achievement tests are discussed. These considerations are: (1) the characteristics of the school population, (2) the content and objectives of the curriculum, (3) the purposes of testing, and (4) the use of test scores. An appendix provided a list of U.S. publishers of standardized tests who issue test catalogs. (DB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED081781. |
| Physical Description: | 12 p. |