Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Accountability | 3 |
| Cultural Differences | 3 |
| Test Use | 3 |
| Testing | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Alternative Assessment | 1 |
| At Risk Students | 1 |
| Child Neglect | 1 |
| Delinquency | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Every Student Succeeds Act… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| California Learning… | 1 |
| Measures of Academic Progress | 1 |
| National Assessment of… | 1 |
| Test of Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Wide Range Achievement Test | 1 |
| Woodcock Johnson Tests of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textDorn, Sherman – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014
The spread of academic testing for accountability purposes in multiple countries has obscured at least two historical purposes of academic testing: community ritual and management of the social structure. Testing for accountability is very different from the purpose of academic challenges one can identify in community "examinations" in…
Descriptors: Test Use, Testing, Accountability, History
Sanders, Sara – National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC), 2019
This guide is designed to assist States, agencies, and/or facilities who work with youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk (N or D). The information in the guide will benefit those who are (a) interested in implementing pre-posttests, (b) in the process of identifying an appropriate pre-posttest, or (c) ready to evaluate current testing…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Delinquency, Pretests Posttests, Testing
Herman, Joan L.; And Others – 1994
A preliminary investigation has been made of some claims regarding alternative assessment. Using the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS)--Middle Grades Mathematics Performance Assessment as a platform, the study examined how alternative assessment operates in actual practice. Early findings are presented in the following areas: (1)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Cultural Differences, Educational Assessment
