Each year the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests all 4th, 7th, and 10th grade students in reading and mathematics and one or more subject areas. Because MEAP has lost funding for test development, experienced assessment staff and a volunteer team of local educators and college and university specialists develop, administer, and…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO DETERMINE MORE EFFECTIVE VOCATIONAL TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES IN MICHIGAN WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCY EXAMINATIONS FOR USE IN CERTIFICATION OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL TEACHERS. STATE PLANS FROM 31 STATES WERE REVIEWED. QUESTIONNAIRES TO STATE DIRECTORS COLLECTED INFORMATION AND…

This tabbed instructors' guide contains the following seven preservice training units for Michigan law enforcement officers: (1) administration, (2) legal, (3) investigative, (4) general police, (5) traffic, (6) special subjects, and (7) external relations. The history of the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council, which developed this…

In the initial article by Edward Roeber, performance assessment is defined as an exercise in which the student demonstrates specific skills and competencies rather than selecting one of several predetermined answers to an exercise. Such as assessment contains four components: (1) a reason for the assessment; (2) a particular peformance to be…