Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Testing in Innovative Programs. |
| Authors: |
Carpenter, P., Rapp, M., Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
10 |
| Publication Date: |
1972 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. |
| Report Number: |
P-4787 |
| Descriptors: |
Diagnostic Tests, Educational Innovation, Instructional Innovation, Measurement Techniques, Program Effectiveness, Remedial Instruction, Scoring, Teaching Methods, Test Construction, Test Validity |
| Abstract: |
Some thoughts are presented on the appropriate amount of testing in innovative programs in education, the level of test difficulty, and the scoring and recording of test results. Most innovative programs require considerable testing; however, there is a danger of overtesting, which must be weighed against the desirability of obtaining information needed for a meaningful evaluation. Particular importance should be given to 1) selecting standardized norm-referenced tests of the appropriate difficulty in remedial programs; 2) selecting appropriate items for criterion-referenced tests, because their validity depended on accurate diagnostic testing; and 3) proper test administration procedures. (Author/LH) |
| Journal Code: |
RIEFEB1973 |
| Entry Date: |
1973 |
| Accession Number: |
ED068576 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
