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Sample LC Subject Headings & ERIC Descriptors

LC Subject Headings in the Library Catalog
These are sample subject headings you can use to search in the Library catalog.
  • ability--testing
  • academic achievement--evaluation
  • achievement tests
  • assessment
  • educational tests and measurements
  • educational surveys
  • examinations
  • examinations--design and construction
  • ability-testing
  • intelligence tests
  • learning ability--testing
  • mathematical ability testing
  • reading ability testing
  • [specific test name]
  • test bias
  • tests--validity
Descriptors in the ERIC Database
These are sample descriptors or subject headings you can use to search the ERIC database.
     
  • achievement tests                                          
  • cognitive measurement
  • cognitive tests                                                        
  • diagnostic tests                                                      
  • educational assessment                                         
  • educational testing                                                 
  • evaluation methods
  • intelligence tests
  • mathematics tests
  • measurement objectives
  • measurement techniques
  • multiple choice tests
  • performance based assessment
  • reading tests
  • standardized tests
  • standards
  • test construction
  • test format
  • test interpretation
  • test items
  • test reliability
  • test reviews
  • test validity
  • testing measurement
  • testing problems
  • tests

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