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ERIC Number: EJ427573
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-5521
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Assessing Assessment Programs: The Theory and Practice of Examining Reliability and Validity of a Writing Placement Test.
Bers, Trudy H.; Smith, Kerry E.
Community College Review, v18 n3 p17-27 Win 1990
Describes a study of the validity and reliability of a writing skills assessment test taken by 4,284 2-year college students in 1986-87. Assesses interrater reliability, influences of nonperformance factors (e.g., gender, native language, and form of test), predictive validity of test for future performance, and implications of findings. (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Predictive Validity, Student Characteristics, Student Placement, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Writing Evaluation, Writing Skills, Writing Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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