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Peer reviewedLeMahieu, Paul G.; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1995
Results are presented from a study of portfolio use for large-scale assessment in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) public schools that are more encouraging for the use of this form of assessment than many other studies have been. Requirements for the psychometric integrity of portfolio assessment are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Psychometrics
Download full textWisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1995
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has contracted with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research to develop and field test performance assessments in mathematics, language arts, and science. Together with a Wisconsin-developed knowledge and concepts test, the new performance assessments will provide important information about the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Baghi, Heibatollah; And Others – 1995
Issues related to linking tests with constructed response items were explored, specifically by comparing single-group and anchor-test designs to link raw scores from alternate forms of performance-based student assessments in the context of Delaware's assessment program using performance-based assessment. This study explored use of the two test…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Constructed Response, Correlation, Educational Assessment
Thompson, Sandra J.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 2000
An online survey investigated the development of alternate assessments for students with disabilities who cannot participate in state and district-wide assessment programs. Responses from all 50 states, American Samoa, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Marshall Islands, Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. found there is a divergence in who is involved in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Curriculum and Assessment Development. – 1996
This document presents descriptions of the content that has been identified as essential for all Kentucky students to know and will be included on the state assessment, the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The core content in this document is designed to be used with, not instead of, the expectations outlined in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Core Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Buttram, Joan L. – 1990
For the past 8 years, Research for Better Schools, Inc. (RBS) has prepared an analysis of state-wide trends in student achievement in the mid-Atlantic states (i.e., Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania). For this year, instead of quantitatively examining trends in student achievement scores, RBS decided to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1989
The Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) is designed to improve curriculum and instruction in the public schools. The MEAP tests all students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in major curriculum areas biennially. The test is not designed to yield scores for individual students. This document describes the content of the assessment instruments…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Grade 12, Grade 4
Badger, Elizabeth; And Others – 1990
In the spring of 1989, over 2,000 pairs of fourth- and eighth-grade students were assessed on their ability to apply mathematical and scientific concepts. The tests (administered in alternate years during the written assessments of the Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program) required students to apply what they knew about mathematics and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 8
