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Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1975
Step-by-step instructions for the school representative responsible for Educational Quality Assessment in Pennsylvania are provided. The representative, who is expected to attend Quality Assessment Workshops, is given information about how to schedule the administration of the questionnaire, how to collect district and school data, and how to…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1974
The Pennsylvania Department of Education suggests a scheme of what a school district might do in the way of preassessment publicity, concurrent publicity, and postassessment publicity regarding Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) reports. A case study is presented of a hypothetical school district with five elementary schools, two junior highs,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Information Dissemination, Public Relations
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1975
Monitors are provided with step-by-step directions on how to administer Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment Questionnaires to elementary school pupils. They are told what materials are needed, how to keep materials secure, and what to do if a student misses a session. Monitors are given suggestions for questionnaire administration and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1975
Monitors are provided with step-by-step directions on how to administer Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment Questionnaires to intermediate school pupils. They are told what materials are needed, how to keep materials secure, and what to do if a student misses a session. Monitors are given suggestions for questionnaire administration and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Guidelines, Guides
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1975
Monitors are provided with step-by-step directions on how to administer Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment Questionnaires to secondary school pupils. They are told what materials are needed, how to keep materials secure, and what to do if a student misses a session. Monitors are given suggestions for questionnaire administration and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Guidelines, Guides
Peer reviewedGuerriero, Carl A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
This report on the Pennsylvania statewide assessment program answers two questions: (1) what are minimum competencies?; and (2) for whom are competencies really minimal? (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment
Hoyman, Ronald D. – 1978
A study was conducted to provide information and representative examples necessary for the establishment of administrative procedures required in conducting a statewide program to assess the occupational competency of vocational-technical instructors. The data used in the study was obtained from a review of the current literature, samples of forms…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Masters Theses, Occupational Tests, Performance Criteria
Thurlow, Martha L. – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined the use of accommodations in state assessment by students with disabilities and explored several related factors. A survey of states indicated 12 states (Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and West…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Age Differences, Alternative Assessment
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1974
This manual is designed to accompany Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) secondary school reports for a district. The manual is not intended to stand alone; it is an aid to school administrators and other staff members for understanding the reports of their respective schools. Information includes: participating school,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Affective Measures, Educational Assessment
Molek, Carol – 1999
A project was conducted to revise the list of assessment instruments that Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE)-funded agencies are permitted to use to report learner gains. Through a mail survey, the project researched 19 standardized assessment instruments used by agencies for reporting learner…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1974
This manual is designed to accompany Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) junior high school reports for a district. The manual is not intended to stand alone; it is an aid to school administrators and other staff members for understanding the reports of their respective schools. Information includes: participating schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Affective Measures, Educational Assessment
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1974
This manual is designed to accompany Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) elementary school reports for a district. The manual is not intended to stand alone; it is an aid to school administrators and other staff members for understanding the reports of their respective schools. Information includes: participating schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Affective Measures, Educational Assessment
Russell, Nolan F. – 1974
Although it is difficult both to determine educational goals and to measure goal attainment, the Educational Quality Assessment Inventory (EQAI) has ambitiously tackled both problems. During a five-year period 45 separate instruments containing over 2000 items were constructed, revised, rejected, and accepted in preparation for the present…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Basic Skills, Confidentiality, Creativity
Russell, Nolan F. – 1975
The Secondary Form of the Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) Inventory is designed for 11th grade students in Commonwealth public schools. Test scales are designed to measure some facet of state quality assessment goals. Along with basic skills, the various instruments examine: (1) social and health habits, (2) feelings toward self and others,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Basic Skills, Confidentiality, Creativity
Struck, John W.; Curtis, Carroll A. – 1973
The report covers career education activities at four Pennsylvania project sites (Ebensberg, Crawford County, Philadelphia, and McKeesport): an elementary, a junior high, a K-12, and a 10-14 component. Project TIMES (Temporally Individualized Modular Education Scheduling) was incorporated in the 10-14 component at an area vocational-technical…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
