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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1984
Analysis of the available data suggests that New York's elementary and secondary schools, taken as a whole, compiled a good record of achievement during the 1982-83 school year. Three kinds of test data were analyzed. One was the result of a study which involved the collection of scores on three commercially available standardized tests: the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education, National Norms
Download full textReinstein, Barry J. – 1976
The more commonly cited uses of state and local district assessment programs are addressed. The implications of seven proposed uses of state assessment data are reviewed point-by-point: (1) allocating state grants-in-aid to alleviate weaknesses in instructional programs; (2) designing instructional support programs for teachers; (3) developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Bunch, Michael B. – 1986
In 1983 the Maryland State Department of Public Education (MSDE) issued a request for proposals for "The Development of the Score Reporting System for the Maryland Functional Testing Program." The MSDE called for a literature review, a national survey, a statewide survey of user needs and capabilities, an assessment of the state's report…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Design Requirements, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys
Lindsay, Carl A.; And Others – 1976
A project was conducted in Pennsylvania to determine what changes might improve the effectiveness of the State's adult basic education (ABE) program. Northcutt's construct of functional competency adult performance level (APL) and Mezirow's program evaluation model provided the basis for the project's two components: APL assessment and program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment
