The diehardtests are a battery of statistical test s for measuring the quality of a random number generator . They were developed by George Marsaglia over several years and first published in 1995 on a CD ROM of random numbers. These are the tests Expand section date August 2011 Birthday spacings Choose random points on a large interval. The spacings between the points should be asymptotically exponential distribution exponentially distributed . Clarify date August 2011 The name is based on the birthday paradox . Overlapping permutations Analyze sequences of five consecutive random numbers. The 120 possible orderings should occur with statistically equal probability. Ranks of matrices Select some number of bits from some number of random numbers to form a matrix over 0,1 , then determine the rank linear algebra rank of the matrix. Count the ranks. Monkey test s Treat sequences of some number of bits as words . Count the overlapping words in a stream. The number of words that don t appear should follow a known distribution. The name is based on the infinite monkey theorem . Count the 1s Count the 1 bits in each of either successive or chosen bytes. Convert the counts to letters , and count the occurrences of five letter words . Parking lot test Randomly place unit circles in a 100 x 100 square. If the circle overlaps an existing one, try again. After 12,000 tries, the number of successfully parked circles should follow a certain normal distribution . Minimum distance test Randomly place 8,000 points in a 10,000 x 10,000 square, then find the minimum distance between the pairs ... www.stat.fsu.edu pub diehard The Marsaglia Random Number CDROM including the Diehard Battery of Tests of Randomness http www.cs.hku.hk diehard cdrom Mirror site http www.phy.duke.edu rgb General dieharder.php DieHarder a random number test suite including an alternative GPL implementation of Diehardtests in C Category Randomness ru diehard uk Diehard ... more details
Two NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway have been called the DieHard 500 For the race from 1990 to 1997 , see AMP Energy Juice 500 For the race from 1998 to 2000 , see Aaron s 499 disambig de DieHard 500 ... more details
Superherobox Wikipedia WikiProject Comics image caption character name Doctor Diehard publisher DC Comics debut Justice League Europe 15 June 1990 creators alter ego full name Hans Leckter species optional homeworld optional alliances Extremists comics Extremists aliases optional actual identities the character uses, not nicknames supports powers Generates magnetic fields Doctor Diehard is the name of three fictional character fictional DC Comics supervillain s. First Diehard The first Doctor Diehard was part of the evil gang called the Extremists comics Extremists . He was based on the Marvel Comics supervillain Magneto comics Magneto , and like him has the ability to generate powerful magnetic fields. ref name dc extr Citation last Jimenez first Phil author link Phil Jimenez contribution Extremists, The editor last Dougall editor first Alastair title The DC Comics Encyclopedia pages 117 publisher Dorling Kindersley place New York year 2008 ISBN 0 7566 4119 5 oclc 213309017 ref Diehard Robot The second Doctor Diehard was a robotic duplicate of the first, one of many robots created by the inventor Mitch Wacky on the otherdimensional world of Angor, as part of a theme park attraction. After the death of virtually all heroes and villains on the planet, the evil Dreamslayer used the robot duplicates to re create his villain team, the Extremists. After traveling to Earth, the Extremists ... in a battle with Supergirl . The Diehard robot had all the powers of the original. ref http www.dcuguide.com ... In the Countdown to Final Crisis tie in series Lord Havok and the Extremists , A new version of Diehard ... the best students to join his special team, the X Men Zen Men , much like Marvel s Professor X . Diehard ... against him, is killed by his teammates. In 5, how Diehard came to join the Extremists is revealed .... In gratitude for Havok s assistance, Hans joined the Extremists. Powers and abilities Doctor Diehard ... unlimited range. He can also fly under this own power. Doctor Diehard is a robotic construct and has ... more details
At one time, two different NASCAR Sprint Cup races were known as the Diehard 500 For the race at Talladega Superspeedway , held in late April or early May, from 1998 to 2001 see Aaron s 499 For the race at Talladega Superspeedway , held in October, from 1988 to 1997, see AMP Energy 500 disambig ... more details
tests see Hadamard transform , the first of these sequences will be found to be of much less randomness than the second one, which agrees with intuition. See also Diehardtests TestU01 Randomness Statistical ... a set of data has a recognisable pattern to it. For example Wolfram used randomness tests on the output ... isbn 1579550088 ref Randomness tests or tests of randomness , in data evaluation, are used to analyze ... s, the expected random input data can be verified to show that tests were performed using randomized ... set of data fails the tests, then parameters can be changed or other randomized data can be used which does pass the tests for randomness. There are many practical measures of randomness for a binary sequence . These include measures based on statistical tests , Hadamard transform transforms ... Marsaglia Marsaglia and Zaman. ref Terry Ritter, Randomness tests a literature survey. http www.ciphersbyritter.com RES RANDTEST.HTM ref Several of these tests, which are of linear complexity ... complexity and linear complexity are practically the same. These practical tests make it possible ... Marsaglia , Wai Wan Tsang, http www.jstatsoft.org v07 i03 paper Some Difficult to pass Tests of Randomness ... Randomness Category Statistical tests math stub statistics stub ru ... more details
Other uses Die hard disambiguation Refimprove date December 2009 DieHard is a premium brand of Car battery automotive battery marketed by Sears Holdings Corporation retailers, including Sears and Kmart . The brand is owned by KCD IP, LLC, ref name kcdip Kenmore Appliances Kenmore Craftsman tools Craftsman DieHard Intellectual Property , Limited Liability Company ref a special purpose entity created by Sears Holdings for securitization purposes. ref Cite web last Berner first Robert work BusinessWeek title The New Alchemy At Sears url http www.businessweek.com magazine content 07 16 b4030071.htm date 2007 04 16 accessdate 2010 02 22 ref The brand dates to the 1960s. In its earliest years, the brand was guaranteed to last forever , that is, as long as the original owner still owned the car in which it was originally installed, far more generous than traditional pro rata battery warranty warranties . When drivers began to keep automobiles for longer periods than had been traditional previously due to both their rising cost and hence longer financing contracts, and their improved durability , the cost of this policy became prohibitive and it was discontinued. However the brand line was kept and expanded it now includes medium priced, medium duty batteries as well as the premium priced, heavy duty line with which it was begun, and in recent years has been expanded to include other non automotive batteries as well. It is used on batteries for motorcycles, boats, golf carts, garden tractors, and snowmobiles. The batteries themselves are manufactured by Johnson Controls inc. which also manufacture Duralast, AC Delco, as well as 20 other brands. The DieHard brand is also used on battery chargers, booster cables, power inverters, alkaline batteries, work boots, and more recently the batteries for Craftsman power tools. References Reflist External links http www.diehard.com DieHard batteries Sears Holdings Corporation DEFAULTSORT Diehard Type Of Battery Category Sears Holdings ... more details
The following is a categorized list of Test method tests covered in Wikipedia Medical tests Apgar test Biopsy Blood test DNA test Gait Abnormality Rating Scale Glucose Tolerance Test Ishihara colour test Liver function test Lumbar puncture Mantoux test Oral glucose tolerance test Pap smear Parental testing Parental test RAST test radioallergosorbent test Urea Breath Test Wassermann test for syphilis Intelligence tests Cattell Culture Fair Kohs block Leiter International Performance Scale Miller Analogies Test Otis Lennon School Ability Test Raven s Progressive Matrices Stanford Binet IQ test Triarchic theory of intelligence Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Wonderlic Test Cognitive development tests Draw A Person Test Knox Cubes Modern Language Aptitude Test Multiple choice Pimsleur Language Aptitude Battery Porteus Maze Test Self tests Mirror test Sally Anne test the ability to attribute false beliefs to others Personality tests Activity vector analysis Activity ... 16PF Taylor Johnson Temperament Analysis Thematic Apperception Test Statistical tests Ames test ... Tukey s range test Tukey s test of additivity Laboratory non medical tests Marsh test Parental testing Paternity test Radiocarbon dating Pure mathematical tests Fermat primality test Miller Rabin primality test Primality test Skills assessment tests Test student assessment Student assessment test ... test Screen test Language tests IELTS International English Language Testing System Teaching English ... English Industrial and manufacturing tests Portal Software Testing Acceptance test Crash test ... test Unit test Legal tests Main Legal tests Miscellaneous and uncategorized tests Purity test Nuclear testing , Trinity site nuclear test Wug test linguistics Category Tests List Category Lists of lists Tests ... more details
Legal tests are various kinds of commonly applied methods of evaluation used to resolve matters of jurisprudence . ref name Cane000 cite book title Responsibility in Law and Morality first Peter last Cane publisher Hart Publishing year 2002 isbn 1841133213 ref In the context of a trial , a Hearing law hearing , Discovery law discovery , or other kinds of legal proceedings , the resolution of certain Question of fact questions of fact or question of law law may hinge on the application of one or more legal tests. Legal tests are often formulated from the logical analysis of a judicial decision or a court order where it appears that a finder of fact or the court made a particular decision after contemplating a well defined set of circumstances. It is assumed that evaluating any given set of circumstances under a legal test will lead to an unambiguous and repeatable result. this needs to be clarified International law Berne three step test Habitual residence Habitual residence test Caroline test Caroline test Common law Proximate cause But for test Canada Oakes test Patently unreasonable Patent unreasonableness test United Kingdom Bolam Test Bolam test Hicklin test Wednesbury unreasonableness Wednesbury unreasonableness test United States Consumer expectations test Lemon test Miller test Risk utility test SLAPS test an element of the Miller test Reasonable expectation of privacy Clear and present danger Bad tendency legal Bad tendency California Legal Test for Fixtures Notes and references reflist DEFAULTSORT Legal Tests Category Law Category Legal tests ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Tests Type studio Artist The Microphones Cover Released Start date 1998, 2011 df yes Recorded Genre Indie music Indie Length ?? ?? small cassette small br 61 56 small CD small Label Knw Yr Own Records Knw Yr Own small KYO30 small br Elsinor Records Elsinor small els 029 small br P. W. Elverum & Sun P.W. ELVERUM & SUN, ltd. Producer Reviews Last album Wires and Cords br 1997 This album Tests br 1998 Next album Don t Wake Me Up br 1999 Tests is an album by The Microphones . It was first released as a cassette tape on Knw Yr Own Records Knw Yr Own in 1998. A CD release by Elsinor Records Elsinor followed in the same year, but the track listing was a mixture of The Microphones s three previous albums Microphone album Microphone , Wires and Cords , and the Tests cassette. Tests was re issued on cassette in an edition of 20 by P.W. ELVERUM & SUN, ltd. The re issue was to celebrate Record Store Day 2011 and was only available at The Business in Anacortes, WA . A few additional copies were sold online via P.W. ELVERUM & SUN, ltd. Track listing Cassette Side A Microphone Part 2 Tests Phil version Feedback Love Bomb on Tape Deck Mt. Tape Deck Ghost Bass Leftovers Like A Piranha Assault on Tape Deck Mt. Spy Cameras Drums That No One Played El Nino Death on Tape Deck Mt. The Last Night of the Year Side B PreAmp Rebirth on Tape Deck Mt. Eyes for Volume Quiet Groove OH ANNA Summer Electricity Little Songs Anacortes Has a Secret Love Night Time, Then Sleep CD Tests 1 36 Feedback Love 2 46 Tape Deck Ghost 3 22 Like a Piranha 4 05 Soundwaves 3 01 Drums That No One Played El Nino 2 22 Anacortes Has a Secret Love 3 11 Oh Anna 3 20 Spy Cameras 3 37 Witch Doctor 2 35 Monsters 3 49 The Last Night of the Year 4 54 PreAmp 2 29 Quiet Groove 2 59 Little Songs 4 18 Microphone Pt. 1 2 02 Microphone Pt. 2 2 23 Eyes for Volume 2 43 Wires and Cords 6 35 References reflist Phil Elverum Category The Microphones albums Category 1998 albums Category ... more details
Wieners Mary Woronov Col end Reception and legacy Film critic Philip Dodd listed the Screen Tests ... Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol s Screen Tests , a project where they performed self written songs and covers while projecting thirteen of Warhol s most Famous Screen Tests overhead. See also Andy ... trailer 13 Most Beautiful... Warhol Screen Tests DVD Warhol Category Films directed by Andy Warhol ... more details
Environmental tests are used to wikt verify verify a piece of equipment can withstand the rigors of harsh environments, for example extremely high and low temperatures large, swift variations in temperature blown and settling sand and dust salt spray and salt fog very high or low humidity wet environments fungus vibrations airborne and structural accelerations solar radiation high and low pressures especially for aeronautical and space equipment operating at angles especially for marine, aeronautical and space equipment Such tests are most commonly performed on equipment used in military, maritime, aeronautical and space applications. See Environmental test chambers for more information about environmental testing equipment. Environmental test standards include MIL STD 810 , Test Method Standard for Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests , presently 2010 version G, issued in 2009 MIL HDBK 2036 , Preparation of Electronic Equipment Specifications , issued 1999 IEC 60068 , Environmental Testing , with many parts. IEC 60945 , Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems General requirements Methods of testing and required test results , issued 2002 and due for review in 2007 See also Environmental stress screening Environmental test chambers Technischer berwachungsverein T V S D Environmental Testing External links A http www.iec.ch cgi bin procgi.pl www iecwww.p?wwwlang E&wwwprog sea22.p&search iecnumber&header IEC&pubno 60068&part &se &submit Submit list of IEC 60068 parts . Category Environmental technology Category Reliability engineering ... more details
Iron tests are groups of clinical chemistry laboratory blood tests that are used to evaluate body iron stores or the iron level in blood serum . Other terms used for the same tests are iron panel , iron profile , iron indices or iron status . Tests Serum iron Ferritin Transferrin Total iron binding capacity TIBC Transferrin saturation Iron saturation of transferrin Unsaturated iron binding capacity UIBC Transferrin receptor TfR Related tests Complete blood count CBC , especially Hemoglobin , Hematocrit EVF or total red blood cells RBC count Mean corpuscular volume MCV Mean corpuscular hemoglobin MCH or MCHC Diagnosis class wikitable rowspan 2 IRON PANEL rowspan 2 Serum iron rowspan 2 Transferrin and TIBC rowspan 2 Transferrin saturation rowspan 2 Ferritin rowspan 2 Transferrin receptor colspan 2 Related tests Hb MCV Iron deficiency anemia Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Iron overload br hemochromatosis Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Normal Anemia of chronic disease Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Porphyria cutanea tarda PCT Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Normal Thalassemia Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Sideroblastic anemia Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Gnome go down.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg 35px Image Human go up.svg ... or normal. Category Blood tests Category Iron metabolism ... more details
In mathematics , convergence tests are methods of testing for the Convergent series convergence , conditional convergence , absolute convergence , interval of convergence or divergence of an series mathematics infinite series . List of tests Term test Limit of the summand . If the limit of the summand is undefined or nonzero, that is math lim n to infty a n ne 0 math , then the series must diverge. In this sense, the partial sums are Cauchy sequence Cauchy only if this limit exists and is equal to zero. The test is inconclusive if the limit of the summand is zero. Ratio test D Alembert s criterion . Suppose that there exists math r math such that math lim n to infty left frac a n 1 a n right r. math If r 1, then the series converges. If r 1, then the series diverges. If r 1, the ratio test is inconclusive, and the series may converge or diverge. Root test or n th root test Cauchy s criterion . Define r as follows math r limsup n to infty sqrt n a n , math where lim sup denotes the limit superior possibly if the limit exists it is the same value . If r 1, then the series converges. If r 1, then the series diverges. If r 1, the root test is inconclusive, and the series may converge or diverge. Integral test for convergence Integral test . The series can be compared to an integral to establish convergence or divergence. Let math f 1, infty to R math be a positive and monotonic function monotone decreasing function such that math f n a n math . If math int 1 infty f x , dx lim t to infty int 1 t f x , dx infty, math then the series converges. But if the integral diverges, then the series does so as well. In other words, the series math a n math converges if and only if the integral ... specialized convergence tests, for instance for Fourier series there is the Dini test . Comparison ... of products While most of the tests deal with the convergence of infinite series, they can ... jjp radius radius.html Convergence of infinite series Category Convergence tests ar ... more details
with Victoria, played what many consider to be his breakout series in the Victory Tests, ensuring ... Tests were played. But although the English batting side was far superior to the Australians, they only ... br England 243 and 4 141 England won by 6 wickets. Series drawn 2 2. After the Victory Tests Following ... from 1919 to 1945 Category History of Test cricket fr Victory Tests ... more details
Other uses Acid test disambiguation Image AcidTest.jpg thumb right Acid Test poster with Allen Ginsberg . The Acid Tests were a series of parties held by Ken Kesey in the San Francisco Bay Area during the mid 1960s, centered entirely around the use of, experimentation with, and advocacy of, the psychedelic drug LSD , also known as acid. The name Acid Test was coined by Kesey, after the term acid test gold acid test used by gold miners in the 1850s. He began throwing parties at his farm at La Honda, California . ref http www2.lib.virginia.edu exhibits sixties kesey.html ref He took the parties to public places, and advertised with posters that read, CAN YOU PASS THE ACID TEST? , and the name was later popularized in Tom Wolfe Tom Wolfe s 1968 book, The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test . Musical performances by the Grateful Dead were commonplace, along with black light s, strobe light s, and Blacklight paint fluorescent paint . The Acid Tests are notable for their influence on the LSD based counterculture of the San Francisco area and subsequent transition from the beat generation to the hippie movement. 1965 11 27 Santa Cruz, CA 12 4 San Jose, CA first performance by The Grateful Dead, previously known as The Warlocks 12 11 Muir Beach, CA 12 24 Portland, OR 1966 1 8 San Francisco, CA Fillmore 1 15 Portland, OR 1 21 23 San Francisco Trips Festival at Longshoreman s Hall 1 29 San Francisco, CA Sound City Studios 2 5 Los Angeles, CA Northridge, Unitarian Church 2 12 Los Angeles, CA Watts Youth Opportunities Center 2 25 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Cinema Theatre 3 19 Los Angeles, CA Pico Carthay Studios 3 25 Los Angeles, CA Sunset Strip Troupers Club 9 30 10 2 San Francisco, CA San Francisco State Whatever It Is Festival 3 Days 10 31 San Francisco, CA Acid Test Graduation See also Ken Kesey Merry Pranksters References reflist Sources cite book last Wolfe first Tom authorlink Tom Wolfe year 1968 title The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test cite web last Lesh first Phil title Acid Test ... more details
wikify date December 2011 unreferenced date December 2011 Mineral tests are several methods which can help identify the mineral type. This is used widely in mineralogy , hydrocarbon exploration and general mapping. Colour Colour of the mineral. This is not mineral specific. For example quartz can be almost any colour, shape and within many rock types. Streak main Streak mineralogy Colour of the mineral s powder. This can be found by rubbing the mineral onto a ceramic tile. This is more accurate but not always mineral specific. Lustre main Lustre mineralogy This is the way light reflects from the mineral s surface. A mineral can be metallic shiny or non metallic not shiny . Transparency main Transparency and translucency The way light travels through minerals. The mineral can be transparent clear , translucent cloudy or opaque none . Specific Gravity main Specific Gravity Ratio between the weight of the mineral relative to an equal volume of water. Mineral Habitat main Crystal habit The shape of the crystal and habitat. Magnetism main Magnetism Magnetic or non magnetic. Can be tested by using a magnet or a compass. This does not apply to all ion minerals for example, pyrite . Cleavage main Cleavage crystal Number, behaviour, size and way cracks fracture in the mineral. UV Fluorescence main Fluorescence Many minerals glow when put under a UV light. Radioactivity main Radioactive decay Is the mineral radioactive or non radioactive? This is measured by a Geiger counter . Eat This is not recommended. Is the mineral soft or hard? For example, quartz is hard and gold is soft. Taste This is not recommended. Is the mineral salty or does it have no taste? Hardness main Mohs scale of mineral hardness The Moh s Hardness Scale is the main scale to measure mineral hardness. Finger nail is 2.5, copper coin is 3.5, glass is 5.5 and steel is 6.5. Hardness scale is Talc is 1, Gypsum is 2, Calcite is 3, Fluorite is 4, Apatite is 5, Orthoclase Feldspar is 6, Quartz is 7, Topaz is 8, Corundum ... more details
unreferenced date August 2008 Nontreponemal tests refer to a class of syphilis diagnostics that detect infection by indirect markers of infection. Nontreponemal Tests detect biomarker s that are released during cellular damage that occurs from the syphilis spirochete . In contrast treponemal tests look for antibody antibodies that are a direct result of the infection thus, anti treponeme IgG, IgM and to a lesser degree IgA Nontreponemal tests Syphilitic infection leads to the production of nonspecific antibodies that react to cardiolipin . This reaction is the foundation of nontreponemal assays such as the VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test and Rapid Plasma Reagin RPR test. Both these test are flocculation type tests that use an antigen antibody interaction. The complexes remain suspended in solution and therefore visible due to the lipid based antigen s. All nontreponemal tests measure immunoglobulin s G IgG and M IgM anti lipid antibodies formed by the host in response both to lipoidal material released from damaged host cells early in infection and to lipid from the cell surfaces of the treponeme itself. These nontreponemal tests are widely used for qualitative syphilis screening. However, their usefulness is limited by decreased sensitivity in early primary syphilis and during late syphilis, when a large number of untreated patients will be negative by these methods. With nontreponemal tests, false positive reactions can occur for a large number of reasons, the most common of which is other infections, both viral and bacterial. Additionally these tests may show false negative when the patient s antibody titer is very high due to a hook effect also called a prozone effect . Because of the issues with false positives, confirmation with a second treponemal test that is specific for T. pallidum antibodies is recommended. The tests are relatively simple to perform ... test reactions. DEFAULTSORT Nontreponemal Tests For Syphilis Category Sexually transmitted diseases ... more details
Sentence completion tests are a class of semi structured projective techniques . Sentence completion tests typically provide respondents with beginnings of sentences, referred to as stems, and respondents ... whether or not sentence completion tests elicit responses from conscious thought rather than unconscious states. This debate would affect whether sentence completion tests can be strictly categorized as projective tests. A sentence completion test form may be relatively short, such as those used to assess ... sentence completion test is the Forer Sentence Completion Test, which has 100 stems. The tests are usually .... The structures of sentence completion tests vary according to the length and relative generality and wording of the sentence stems. Structured tests have longer stems that lead respondents to more specific types of responses less structured tests provide shorter stems, which produce a wider variety ... Press 1957 Lah, M.I. 1989 . Sentence Completion Tests. In C.S. Newmark Ed. , Major psychological ... test may also have been a precursor to modern sentence completion tests. In recent decades, sentence completion tests have increased in usage, in part because they are easy to develop and easy to administer. As of the 1980s, sentence completion tests were the seventh most widely used personality ... completion tests A review of the literature and results of a survey of members of the society for personality ..., 39, 451 454. ref Another reason for the increased usage of sentence completion tests is because ... The Southshore Press. ref Some sentence completion tests were developed as a way to overcome ... Uses The uses of sentence completion tests include personality analysis, clinical applications, attitude ... have also been incorporated into non projective applications, such as intelligence tests, language comprehension, and language and cognitive development tests. ref name Note6 Ibid. ref Examples of sentence completion tests There are many sentence completion tests available for use by researchers ... more details
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Wikify date October 2011 The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests are standards aligned tests designed to meet No Child Left Behind NCLB requirements. ref name myref16 Cite web url http www.meritsoftware.com standardized tests OK.php title The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests OCCT accessdate 2009 04 25 year 2005 03 author Merit Software ref The following tests are administered ref name myref15 Cite web url http www.sde.state.ok.us AcctAssess core.html title Accountability and Assessment accessdate 2009 04 25 author Education, Oklahoma State Department of ref class wikitable Grade Subjects 3rd Grade Math and Reading 4th Grade Math and Reading 5th Grade Math, Reading, Science and Social Studies 6th Grade Math and Reading 7th Grade Math, Reading, and Geography 8th Grade Math, Reading, Science, and US History EOI End of Instruction Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, English II, English III, Biology I, and US History Additionally, the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests report out Lexile measures for students in grades 3 8. ref http www.lexile.com about lexile How to get lexile measures states ref A Lexile measure can be used to match readers with targeted text and monitor growth in reading ability. References references Category Education in Oklahoma Category Standardized tests in the United States Oklahoma school stub ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2007 Orphan date July 2007 The Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure MTEL program was initiated by the Massachusetts Department of Education in 1998. It is part of a statewide education reform initiative for educators seeking PreKindergarten to Grade 12 licenses. The MTEL program includes a test of communication and literacy skills as well as tests of subject matter knowledge. The tests are designed to ensure that Massachusetts educators can communicate adequately with students, parents guardians, and other educators and that they are knowledgeable in the subject matter of the license sought. The MTEL program was expanded in November 2004 to include tests for candidates seeking vocational technical and adult basic education licenses. The MTEL is developed, administered, and scored by National Evaluation Systems, Inc. NES , which is now known as the Evaluation Systems group of Pearson Education . Tests are scored on a criterion based system, where examinees must attain a certain score based on standards established by the state. Constructed written & oral components of the tests are scored using a focused holistic scoring model similar to holistic grading . Like regular holistic scoring, responses are viewed for their overall quality, not just for individual mistakes. However this is done according to specific criteria that the state has established i.e., grammar, support, etc . These criteria vary by test and assignment. It is accepted in a few other states as a credential for teaching. External links http www.doe.mass.edu mtel Massachusetts Department of Education MTEL page http www.mtel.nesinc.com Pearson s MTEL page DEFAULTSORT Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Category Educational personnel assessment and evaluation Category Standardized tests in the United States Category Government of Massachusetts Tests For Educator Licensure Category Education in Massachusetts Tests For Educator Licensure ... more details
The Hayling and Brixton tests ref Burgess, P. & Shallice, T. 1997 The Hayling and Brixton Tests. Test manual. Bury St Edmunds, UK Thames Valley Test Company. ref are neuropsychological test neuropsychological tests of executive function created by psychologists Paul W. Burgess and Tim Shallice . It is composed of two tests, the Hayling Sentence Completion Test and the Brixton Spatial Awareness Test. The Hayling Sentence Completion Test The Hayling Sentence Completion test is a measure of response initiation and response suppression. It consists of two sets of 15 sentences each having the last word missing. In the first section the examiner reads each sentence aloud and the participant has to simply complete the sentences, yielding a simple measure of response initiation speed. The second part of the Hayling requires subjects to complete a sentence with a nonsense ending word and suppress a sensible one , giving measures of response suppression ability and thinking time. This test is entirely spoken and is thus suitable for people with a wide range of problems such as those involving reading, visual perception or movement. It takes approximately five minutes to administer yet yields three different measures of executive functioning which can be considered separately or combined into an overall score. The Brixton Spatial Anticipation Test The Brixton test is a visuospatial sequencing task with rule changes. This test measures the ability to detect rules in sequences of stimuli. It usually takes between five and ten minutes to administer, and yields an easily understood scaled ... such as those involving speech production or reading. Clinical uses of the Hayling and Brixton tests The tests are used by clinical neuropsychology clinical neuropsychologists , occupational therapy Occupational ... tests Clinical Psychology Executive function Notes references Category Cognitive tests Category Memory tests Category Neuropsychological tests ... more details
Pearson Language Tests is a unit of the Pearson PLC group, dedicated to assessing and validating the English language usage of non native English speakers. Pearson PLC lse2 PSON nyse2 PSO is one of the largest education and media companies in the world and owns many education and publishing companies such as Longman , The Financial Times , Penguin Books and Edexcel . The tests and exams so far developed include PTE General formerly London Tests of English and PTE Young Learners formerly London Tests of English for Children . These are scenario based exams, accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority QCA and administered in association with Edexcel , which is now the UK s largest examining body. Pearson Language Tests is preparing to launch a new academic English test, Pearson Test of English Academic PTE Academic ref http www.reuters.com article pressRelease idUS188890 04 Mar 2008 PRN20080304 Reuters press release ref which is endorsed by Graduate Management Admission Council GMAC , the organisation responsible for the Graduate Management Admission Test GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test . ref http www.gmac.com gmac thegmat GMAT ref PTE Academic will be delivered through the Pearson VUE centres which are also responsible for delivering the Graduate Management Admission Test GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test worldwide. See also PTE Academic PTE General PTE Young Learners Pearson Education CEFR References references External links http www.pearsonpte.com Pearson Language Tests http www.pearson.com Pearson PLC http www.edexcel.org.uk Edexcel Pearson PLC Category English language tests Category Pearson PLC publish company stub es Pearson Language Tests fr Pearson Language Tests pl Pearson Language Tests ... more details
The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills ITBS , also known as the Iowa Tests , are standardized test s provided as a service to schools by the University of Iowa College of Education College of Education of the University of Iowa . The tests are administered to students in kindergarten through eighth grade as part of the Iowa Statewide Testing Programs, a division of the Iowa Testing Programs ITP . Developers E. F. Lindquist , Harry Greene, Ernest Horn, Maude McBroom, and Herbert Spitzer first designed and administered the tests, originally named the Iowa Every Pupil Test of Basic Skills , in 1935 as a tool to improve instruction. ref FAQs on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Riverside Publishing a subsidiary of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ref Over decades, participation expanded and currently nearly all school districts in Iowa participate annually in the program, as do many other school districts across the United States . In a cooperative relationship, participating schools receive ITBS test materials, scoring and reporting services and consultation in the use of ITBS for instructional purposes, and ITP utilizes participation by schools in research and test development. ref University of Iowa College of Education, Iowa Testing Program Iowa Tests of Basic Skills ref Content ITBS are written in levels 1 8. Each test level consists of a series of tests administered in content sections with each ... through second grade K 2 . School districts employ the series of tests in primary grades to gain ..., Iowa Testing Program Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, About the Tests ref Test levels 9 14 are administered ... of Education, Iowa Testing Program Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Interpreting Test Scores ref When the ITBS ... http www.education.uiowa.edu itp itbs Iowa Tests of Basic Skills official website University of Iowa DEFAULTSORT Iowa Tests Of Basic Skills Category Education in Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Iowa Category Standardized tests in the United States Category Achievement tests Category University of Iowa Tests ... more details
Infobox VG title image Image Best of Tests DS Coverart.png developer Otaboo publisher Conspiracy Entertainment released vgrelease NA March 4, 2008 genre Educational game br Puzzle game modes ratings vgratings ESRB Everyone platforms Nintendo DS media requirements input Bests of Tests DS is an educational video game released for Nintendo DS in North America on March 4, 2008. The game intends to present testsand puzzles that will help stimulate one s Intelligent Quotient or IQ through five categories logic, observation, memory, speed of perception and analysis. The game contains three gaming modes Training, Memory and Tests. Best of Tests DS calculates the player s IQ and adapts the difficulty level in order to provide a personalized challenge that is always renewed and updated. External links http www.gamespot.com ds puzzle bestoftestsds index.html GameSpot Summary Category 2008 video games Category Nintendo DS games Category Nintendo DS only games Category Brain fitness video games puzzle videogame stub ... more details
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