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Peer reviewedLeMahieu, Paul G.; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1995
Results are presented from a study of portfolio use for large-scale assessment in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) public schools that are more encouraging for the use of this form of assessment than many other studies have been. Requirements for the psychometric integrity of portfolio assessment are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Psychometrics
Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education. – 2002
This publication presents the family literacy program performance standards for which all Pennsylvania family literacy programs (both Pennsylvania Adult Basic and Family Literacy Education Act 143 and Even Start) will be held accountable. It begins with an implementation plan that discusses the legislative background of the performance standards…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation
Masters, James R. – 1992
In 1991 Pennsylvania began implementation of a direct writing assessment at the sixth-grade and ninth-grade levels. A total of 18,758 sixth graders and 16,575 ninth graders wrote a response to 1 of 9 prompts reflecting 3 modes of writing. A six-point holistic scale was used to score the papers, with two readers scoring each paper. A third reader,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arbitration, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
