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| Educational Assessment | 2 |
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| Cizek, Gregory J. | 1 |
| Crandell, Jan | 1 |
| Gearhart, Maryl | 1 |
| Herman, Joan L. | 1 |
| Hirsch, Thomas | 1 |
| Trent, E. Roger | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
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Peer reviewedCizek, Gregory J.; Hirsch, Thomas; Trent, E. Roger; Crandell, Jan – Educational Assessment, 2001
Studied a policy requiring students to obtain a specified level of performance on a state's reading proficiency test. Analyses of the scores of 5,611 students show a high degree of agreement among educators' judgments and students' performance, but they also show that educators' operational definitions of adequate preparation in reading vary in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedGearhart, Maryl; Herman, Joan L. – Educational Assessment, 1998
Explores issues of whose work is actually being evaluated when raters outside the classroom context make judgments about students based on work composed with the support of peers, teachers, and parents. Data from an evaluation of a statewide assessment and a study of scoring elementary school writing portfolios illustrate the issues. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Education, Parent Influence, Peer Influence
