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Procedural Handbook: 1979-80 Reading and Literature Assessment.
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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1981
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) methods and procedures used in the 1979-80 assessment of reading and literature are described. The objectives of the assessment are categorized into four main areas. These include values reading and literature, comprehension of written work, response to written work, and application of study…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Programs
Project I: In Search of Criteria
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Trismen, Donald A. – Reading Teacher, 1971
Describes the preresearch activities in Project I, part of the Phase One projects in the Targeted Research and Development Program in Reading (TRDPR) sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education. (MB)
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Literacy, National Programs
School Competency Testing Reforms and Student Achievement: Exploring a National Perspective.
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Winfield, Linda F. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
The relationship between school-level minimum competency testing (MCT) programs and student reading proficiency measured by the 1983-84 National Assessment of Educational Progress was studied in subsamples of 10,367 fourth graders, 10,829 eighth graders, and 13,513 eleventh graders. No advantages of MCT programs were seen in grade 4. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education