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Download full textOlejnik, Stephen F. – 1979
Despite a decade of debate, standardized achievement testing continues as one of the most controversial issues in education. This study sought the views of teachers, counselors, and principals, regarding the advantages and limitations of achievement testing programs. Responses to a questionnaire and informal discussions indicated positive…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Educational Testing
Hall, Mary – 1976
The paper reviews previous research studies and conferences which have dealt with the question of whether large-scale testing programs are effective. It is concluded that such programs, defined as efforts to determine the status of student achievement on a school, district, state, or national basis, are not serving the informational needs of the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Fenton, Ray; And Others – 1993
Because of a concern by the Alaska State Department of Education that results from the American College Test (ACT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are not being used to their fullest advantage to improve secondary instruction, the use of these assessment results by other states was studied. A two-page survey and request for copies of state…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Demography, Educational Change
Reinstein, Barry J. – 1976
The more commonly cited uses of state and local district assessment programs are addressed. The implications of seven proposed uses of state assessment data are reviewed point-by-point: (1) allocating state grants-in-aid to alleviate weaknesses in instructional programs; (2) designing instructional support programs for teachers; (3) developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Tallmadge, G. K.; Horst, D. P. – 1977
Many of the evaluations summarized in state and local Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I reports have been negatively affected by methodological errors or the use of different, incompatible formats. Although new, detailed evaluation and reporting procedures have been developed for Title I research projects, two problems remain:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
National School Boards Association, Washington, DC. – 1977
A survey was conducted among 1,022 school board members and administrators to determine nationwide school district testing practices. Of the districts represented at the 1976 convention of the National School Boards Association which were included in the sample, 75% reported the existence of district-wide testing programs. The various types of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Alternative Assessment
