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Shepard, Lorrie; And Others – 1993
One year before the National Education Summit, Congress had reauthorized the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and created a National Assessment Governing Board to develop and oversee policy for the NAEP. In conjunction with the call to establish national education goals, efforts are being made to establish standards for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedTyler, Ralph W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1983
Following a review of educational standard-setting experiences in the United States, the procedures used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to arrive at a consensus on educational objectives are described. These objectives represent the only definitions of educational quality that are widely accepted by professional and lay…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedTerwilliger, James S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1989
The process of assigning grades to students is analyzed, and a specific approach to grading is recommended that distinguishes between minimal and developmental objectives. Criterion-referenced and norm-referenced concepts are used in the approach, which is best suited for secondary school or college. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives
Download full textEducational Testing Service, Wellesley Hills, MA. – 1979
This document is designed to assist school districts to implement the Massachusetts State Board of Education regulations requiring the setting of performance standards in basic skills at three grade levels. The appropriate procedures are described in the manual: (1) setting of basic skills objectives, at three grade levels; (2) the selection of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Cutting Scores, Data Collection
Gorth, William Phillip; Perkins, Marcy R. – 1979
The status of minimum competency testing programs, as of June 30, 1979, is given through descriptions of 31 state programs and 20 local district programs. For each program, the following information is provided: legislative and policy history; implementation phase; goals; competencies to be tested; standards and standard setting; target groups and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Court Litigation, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
