Lower Columbia College (LCC) offers students who need developmental mathematics instruction a variety of courses and instructional formats. In 1977, the developmental mathematics curriculum consisted of two courses: Review Mathematics, offered only through the Math Lab with both desirable and undesirable effects; and Elementary Algebra, offered…

METHODS FOR IDENTIFIYING ACADEMICALLY AND CREATIVELY TALENTED CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN OUR SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTED. INCLUDED IS THE ROLE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS--PARENT OBSERVATIONS, TEACHER OBSERVATIONS, PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORDS, AND SUCH STANDARDIZED TESTS AS INTELLIGENCE, APTITUDE, AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. THE NATIONAL…

THE FINDINGS OF RECENT RESEARCH STUDIES AND CURRENT SCHOOL PRACTICES WERE FORMULATED IN TERMS OF GUIDELINES WHICH SCHOOLS COULD USE AS CRITERIA IN STRENGTHENING THEIR PROVISIONS FOR HELPING STUDENTS MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR LEARNING POTENTIAL. UNDERACHIEVEMENT IS AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM. IT RESULTS IN FAILURE TO COMPLETE HIGH…

This brief paper provides an outline for a discussion about the legality of Florida's functional literacy testing program. It defines relevant terms, explains relevant laws, and sets forth the legal basis for the suit and the remedies sought. The discussion is intended to provide a legal and historical framework within which the developments in…

This book is a summary of the basic admissions procedures and test requirements of member colleges of the College Entrance Examination Board. It is intended for students who are seeking admission in 1970. For each member college, information is summarized in six major categories: (1) required tests, (2) required test dates, (3) closing dates for…

The basic steps and procedures in the development of criterion referenced tests (CRT), as well as the issues and problems associated with these activities are discussed. In the first section of the paper, the discussions focus upon the purpose and defining characteristics of CRTs, item construction and selection, improving item quality, content…

Five objectives that might be attained through fitness testing are: (1) evaluation of program effect on participant fitness; (2) participant motivation to improve fitness; (3) identification of low-fit individuals; (4) dissemination of information regarding fitness; and (5) identification of potential athletes.

Based on a survey of examinations in drama, discusses principles, practices, and issues raised by the findings. (AA)

The use of informal reading inventories can help insure that students are provided with reading materials that match their reading ability. (MB)

Discusses problems in China associated with student promotion which resulted with the re-establishment of college entrance examinations and the related system of lower-level exams. Suggests that no better system exists but urges a re-examination of practices designed to increase promotion. (BSR)

Details some of the advantages provided by a testing service that evaluates student writing. (NKA)

Describes the Philadelphia Public Schools' formative testing program, used to diagnose students' difficulties under mastery learning, especially in mathematics. Discusses in turn the classroom, school, and district aspects of the program and summarizes the program's essential features. A full-page chart outlining aids and hindrances to formative…

A review of ERIC documents. (DD)

The Arizona Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) was developed using the Stanford 9 Achievement Test (SAT9) scores for the period from Spring 1998 to Spring 1999. The Research and Policy Division of the Arizona Department of Education matched students who took the SAT9 in Spring of 1998 and 1999. On average, 89% of students were matched per grade…

The marked increases in standardized achievement testing have raised concerns of the educational community regarding the value of standardized testing programs and their potentially harmful effect on students. This study incorporated student perceptions and their views of standardized testing and combined this information with their performance on…