PERFORMANCE TESTING

Department of Defense PIN 40227 PERFORMANCE TESTING SECOND PROGRAM IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SERIES. DISCUSSES ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PERFORMANCE TESTING AS OPPOSED TO KNOWLEDGE TESTING. EXPLAINS TECHNIQUES FOR VALIDATING TESTING METHODS. DESCRIBES ENVIRONMENTAL, PERSONAL, AND INSTRUCTIONAL AND TESTING VARIABLES TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING METHOD OF TESTING. EMPHASIZES KEEPING STUDENT OBJECTIVES IN MIND; SETTING GOALS STUDENT MUST ATTAIN; AND BEING SELECTIVE IN AREAS TESTED.