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Direct linkHaertel, Edward – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background:This brief reflection on the work of the Gordon Commission calls out significant themes and implications found in the various papers authored by the commissioners and other scholars, especially those included in this special issue of Teachers College Record. Purpose: The forward-looking vision of the Gordon Commission is contrasted with…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Planning Commissions
Jiao, Hong – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2009
Diagnostic assessment is currently an active research area in educational measurement. Literature related to diagnostic modeling has been in existence for several decades, but a great deal of research has been conducted within the last decade or so, especially within the last five years. The author summarizes the key components in the application…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Literature Reviews, Test Items, Probability
Siu, Eric; Reiter, Harold I. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2009
Admissions committees and researchers around the globe have used diligence and imagination to develop and implement various screening measures with the ultimate goal of predicting future clinical and professional performance. What works for predicting future job performance in the human resources world and in most of the academic world may not,…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Student Evaluation, Grade Point Average, Medical Schools
Download full textBlank, Rolf; Selden, Ramsay – 1989
State assessment directors and State science supervisors discussed alternative methods for assessing student learning in science at a conference. The conference had two objectives: (1) to increase the knowledge of state science supervisors and assessment directors of recent experience at international, national, and state levels with alternative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBuckle, C. F.; Riding, R. J. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1988
Focuses upon three current issues in educational evaluation. Looks at the limitations of examinations and the interpretation of results in considering reliability and validity. Discusses grading and context of learning relative to formative and summative assessment. Deals with cultural background when exploring uniformity of testing versus…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Suzuki, Lisa A., Ed.; Meller, Paul J., Ed.; Ponterotto, Joseph G., Ed. – 1996
This handbook brings together contributions by scholars in the areas of psychometrics, assessment, and evaluation who have expertise in the application of testing and assessment in multicultural environments. The book provides a comprehensive view of various cultural issues and offers updated information pertaining to the usage of major…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Data Interpretation, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedLinn, Robert L. – American Psychologist, 1986
Many of the recent appeals for educational improvement place great reliance on standardized tests as instruments of reform. The appropriateness and interpretation of these tests remain unresolved issues. Concepts of cognitive psychology should be integrated into the development of intelligence and achievement tests. (Author/VM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Hein, George, Ed. – 1990
This document contains 15 chapters on various topics related to elementary science assessment. A comprehensive description of efforts to introduce alternatives to multiple-choice, paper and pencil tests to assess science learning is provided. The monograph includes an analysis of assessment issues, descriptions of current practice, and suggestions…
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Stiggins, Richard J. – 1995
Not since the development of the objective paper and pencil test early in the century has an assessment method hit the American educational scene with such force as has performance assessment methodology in the 1990s. Performance assessment relies on teacher observation and professional judgment to draw inferences about student achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
