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ERIC Number: EJ450736
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Students' Geographic Knowledge and Skills in Different Kinds of Tests: Multiple-Choice versus Performance Assessment.
Kon, Jane Heckley; Martin-Kniep, Giselle O.
Social Education, v56 n2 p95-98 Feb 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 more complicated than for traditional testing. (DK)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Geography Instruction, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Test Format, Test Reliability, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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