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Direct linkGardner, John; Cowan, Pamela – Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice, 2005
This paper sets out the findings from a large-scale analysis of the Northern Ireland Transfer Procedure Tests, used to select pupils for grammar schools. As it was not possible to get completed test scripts from government agencies, over 3000 practice scripts were completed in simulated conditions and were analysed to establish whether the tests…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Testing, Error of Measurement, Test Use
