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Students' Geographic Knowledge and Skills in Different Kinds of Tests: Multiple-Choice versus Performance Assessment.
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Kon, Jane Heckley; Martin-Kniep, Giselle O. – Social Education, 1992
Describes a case study to determine whether performance tests are a feasible alternative to multiple-choice tests. Examines the difficulties of administering and scoring performance assessments. Explains that the study employed three performance tests and one multiple-choice test. Concludes that performance test administration and scoring was no…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Geography Instruction