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National Association of State Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1999
This Brief builds on the work of the National Association of State Boards of Education 1997 Study Group on State Assessment Systems by examining one of the state board actions that is most likely to capture the publics attention: setting cut scores on state assessments. This process involves a large measure of human judgment and politics and a…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Testing, Standard Setting, State Programs
Download full textCrocker, Linda; Zieky, Michael – 1995
The National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics sponsored a Joint Conference on Standard Setting for Large-Scale Assessments to provide a forum for technical and policy issues relevant to setting standards at local, state, and national levels. This executive summary conveys the essence of the conference by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, Educational History, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedCross, Lawrence H. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1985
Before using the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) for teacher certification, states are required to conduct a state-wide validity study. This paper describes approaches used in 35 studies for 18 states to establish (NTE) content validity through curriculum and job relatedness and to establish minimum performance standards. (BS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standard Setting (Scoring), Standardized Tests
Jang, Younghee – 1998
This paper describes the processes that one school district, the Visalia Unified School District (California), went through in establishing a standards-based assessment and accountability system using multiple methods. First the district's standards-based assessment and accountability system and the methods used to establish it are described, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Policy
Butler, E. Dean – 1988
The process of development of tests for teacher certification in Tennessee is described. In response to the Tennessee Comprehensive Education Reform Act of 1984 requiring the use of tests for individuals seeking initial teacher licensure, the Department of Education identified 12 areas of teacher endorsement for which no currently validated and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Content Analysis, Higher Education, Item Banks
Ray, John R.; Bowman, Harry L. – 1988
The licensure of public school personnel in Tennessee is a function of the State Department of Education (SDE). Additional requirements for this certification function were added by the Comprehensive Education Reform Act (Senate Bill Number 1) of the 1984 Tennessee General Assembly. The Act mandated that the SDE use tests to assess the competence…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Item Banks
