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Morsy, Leila; Kieffer, Michael; Snow, Catherine – Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2010
Although millions of dollars and weeks of instructional time are spent nationally on testing students, educators often have little information on how to choose appropriate assessments of adolescent reading for informing instruction. This guide is designed to meet that need, by drawing together evidence about nine of the most commonly-used,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Evaluation Methods, Adolescents
National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
Statistical neighbour models provide one method for benchmarking progress. For each local authority (LA), these models designate a number of other LAs deemed to have similar characteristics. These designated LAs are known as statistical neighbours. Any LA may compare its performance (as measured by various indicators) against its statistical…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Research Tools
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1978
This handbook was designed to assist counselors, teachers, and administrators in using the Career Skills Assessment Program (CSAT) materials and services properly. Part 1 of the handbook, Guide to Use of the CSAP, is primarily concerned with understanding, interpreting, and applying the results of the program. Specific topics discussed in this…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
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Berk, Ronald A. – Journal of Higher Education, 1979
Issues related to the construction of instruments for course and instructor evaluation by students are reviewed, and the construction process is examined in terms of domain specification, scaling, item generation, and statistical analysis. A set of guidelines applicable to this process is derived from research and current practices. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation
Moys, A., Comp.; And Others – 1980
This book is a survey of all the modern language examinations in the United Kingdom at "GCE"'O' level, Scottish 'O' grade, and "CSE" Mode 1, available in 1979 in French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, as well as the "16+" examination offered by a consortium of boards in the north of England. It is an attempt…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, French, German, Italian
Foster, Parker V. – 1979
Written from the perspective of a relatively large urban school district and dealing primarily with high school-type programs, this handbook is designed for use by local school district practitioners of vocational education evaluation. Part I discusses the history, present status, and goals and objectives of vocational education. Included are…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests