| Abstract: | A total of ten first-grade teachers in an objectives-based reading program utilized on a biweekly basis three types of criterion tests: (1) individually-administered, constructed-response tests; (2) group-administered, selected-response tests with three choices per item; and (3) group-administered, selected-response tests with four choices per item. Scores on these tests and scores on an end-of-year, constructued-response posttest were collected on a sample of 40 Ss for each type of test. Both the individually-administered, constructed-response tests and the 4-choice, selected-response tests provided scores that accurately predicted end-of-year performance. The 3-choice tests did not. The use of 3-choice, selected-response tests in similar type instructional programs is not recommended. |
