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Putting PACT in Context and Context in PACT: Teacher Educators Collaborating around Program-Specific and Shared Learning Goals
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Stillman, Jamy; Anderson, Lauren; Arellano, Adele; Wong, Pia Lindquist; Berta-Avila, Margarita; Alfaro, Cristina; Struthers, Kathryn – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2013
One of the more noteworthy developments in university-based teacher education today is the proliferation of preservice teacher assessment, and in particular, teacher performance assessment (TPA). Indeed, more than 160 teacher education programs in more than 25 states recently adopted the edTPA, a Stanford University developed teacher performance…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Education Programs, Performance Based Assessment
Estimating the Impacts of Educational Interventions Using State Tests or Study-Administered Tests. NCEE 2012-4016
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Olsen, Robert B.; Unlu, Fatih; Price, Cristofer; Jaciw, Andrew P. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
This report examines the differences in impact estimates and standard errors that arise when these are derived using state achievement tests only (as pre-tests and post-tests), study-administered tests only, or some combination of state- and study-administered tests. State tests may yield different evaluation results relative to a test that is…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Reading Achievement
End-of-Course Exams
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Zinth, Jennifer Dounay – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2012
This report identifies the states with current or pending state-level end-of-course assessment (EOC) programs, the subjects in which EOCs are administered in the states, and the EOCs (if any) students must pass to graduate from high school. Twenty-two states currently administer one or more EOCs to all students in an EOC course. This number will…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, State Regulation, State Surveys
PSAT/NMSQT[R] 2014-2015 College-Bound High School Sophomores. Summary Report. California
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College Board, 2015
In the fall of 2014, students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) to help determine their level of readiness for college. The PSAT/NMSQT 2014 State Summary Reports summarize the characteristics, scores and educational plans of the Class of 2016 and Class of 2017.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, Critical Reading, Reading Achievement
PSAT/NMSQT[R] 2014-2015 College-Bound High School Juniors. Summary Report. California
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College Board, 2015
In the fall of 2014, students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) to help determine their level of readiness for college. The PSAT/NMSQT 2014 State Summary Reports summarize the characteristics, scores and educational plans of the Class of 2016 and Class of 2017.
Descriptors: High School Students, College Entrance Examinations, Critical Reading, Reading Achievement
Asian American and Pacific Islander Students: Equity and the Achievement Gap
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Pang, Valerie Ooka; Han, Peggy P.; Pang, Jennifer M. – Educational Researcher, 2011
The authors studied more than 1 million Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and White seventh graders in a statewide California testing program between 2003 and 2008, examining their reading and math achievement. AAPI student performance is often reported as an aggregate in discussions of the success of schoolchildren and issues of racial…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Testing Programs, Pacific Islanders, Grade 7
Assessing the Validity of a Single-Item HIV Risk Stage-of-Change Measure
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Napper, Lucy E.; Branson, Catherine M.; Fisher, Dennis G.; Reynolds, Grace L.; Wood, Michelle M. – Journal of Drug Education, 2008
This study examined the validity of a single-item measure of HIV risk stage of change that HIV prevention contractors were required to collect by the California State Office of AIDS. The single-item measure was compared to the more conventional University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA). Participants were members of Los Angeles…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Test Validity, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
An Analysis and Plan of Test Development for the Law Enforcement Basic Training Course.
Vineberg, Robert; Taylor, John E. – 1979
A test development plan is described to evaluate police enrolled in the law enforcement basic training course developed by California's Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Some general test methodologies are discussed: performance tests, knowledge tests, and situational tests, including role playing simulations and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Needs Assessment
Comparison and Contrast: The 1975 California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination.
White, Edward M. – 1976
The third administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short preface, the first…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
Comparison and Contrast: The 1976 California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination.
White, Edward M. – 1977
The fourth administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short index of previous…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
Comparison and Contrast: The 1977 California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination.
White, Edward M. – 1977
The fifth administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short index of previous…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
Comparison and Contrast: The 1978 California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination.
White, Edward M. – 1979
The sixth administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a preface and short index of previous volumes, the first section of the report contains a…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
Comparison and Contrast: The 1979 California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination.
White, Edward M. – 1980
The seventh administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a preface and short index…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
Comparison and Contrast: The 1980 and 1981 California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination.
White, Edward M. – 1982
The eighth and ninth administrations of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, are analyzed in this report. After a preface and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests
Technical Report of the California Assessment Program.
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1977
This technical report describes the procedures followed in developing the tests used in the California Assessment Program, the underlying principles of the program, the statistical characteristics of the tests, and the evidence that has been accumulated relating to the validity and reliability of the tests. The report also presents complete…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Testing
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