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Educational Measurement

Definition: The assessing of academic or educational achievement. It includes all aspects of testing and test construction.
Notes: DF: EDUC MEASUREMENT
Also Called: Graduate Records Examination,Educational Assessment

Educational Measurement Categories.
College Admission Test - Test designed to identify students suitable for admission into a graduate or undergraduate curriculum.
Professional Competence - The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.
School Admission Criteria - Requirements for the selection of students for admission to academic institutions.
Self-Evaluation Programs - Educational programs structured in such a manner that the participating professionals, physicians, or students develop an increased awareness of their performance, usually on the basis of self-evaluation questionnaires.

Educational Measurement Definitions and Terms

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