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Download full textHartle, Terry W. – 1985
Uses of assessment in postsecondary education and policy issues are considered. In higher education, assessment is used to refer to at least six separate but overlapping activities: (1) multiple measures to track students' intellectual and personal growth over an extended period of time; (2) state-mandated requirements for evaluating students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Achievement Tests, College Admission
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1984
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1983
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
Ingram, D.E. – 1977
The paper reports some of the results of a preliminary survey of the language proficiency of matriculation students of French in Britain and Australia. The technique used (especially the use of Chief Examiners' reports) is justified and the deficiencies that exist in current matriculation examinations are noted. In particular, the examinations are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission (School), College Admission, College Students
Diversity, Accessibility, and Quality: A Brief Introduction to American Education for Non-Americans.
Sjogren, Clifford F. – 1977
Selected characteristics of the American educational system are briefly described. This paper is intended for the specific use of the German-American Educational Equivalency Project, a cooperative effort between educators of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States to clarify certain aspects of their respective educational systems.…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Admission, Colleges, Community Colleges
Seyfarth, John T.; And Others – 1973
The report analyzes the values of the Career Development Inventory (CDI) as a means of assessing the vocational maturity of the 44 students in the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Employer-Based Career Education (AEL/EBCE) program. The test instrument measures attitudinal and cognitive skills which correspond with program goals, and was…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education, Demonstration Programs
Green, Dan S.; And Others – 1976
The Behavior Analysis (BA) approach to Project Follow Through, a federally funded education intervention program, has reversed the trend of academic failure of poor children by improving the educational experience of poor children from 12 communities in the urban East, Midwest, rural South, and on Indian reservations in the West. The BA model is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Testing
Derevensky, Jeffrey L.; Lusthaus, Charles – 1976
Several underlying curriculum variables influencing the course of study as it is implemented in the inner city, such as class size and personnel policies, are examined in this investigation, which seeks to determine the relationship between the curriculum variables and standardized academic tests on black and immigrant children in Montreal.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Black Students, Class Size
Wang, Margaret C.; And Others – 1974
The Primary Education Project (PEP) is concerned with the development and evaluation of a model of individualized education for young children suitable for implementation in American public schools at the preschool through primary grade level. It is concerned with all aspects of school functioning: curriculum, classroom organization, teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Class Organization, Classification
Tractenberg, Paul L.; Jacoby, Elaine – 1974
Traditionally, local school boards have had the power to assign students to classes and to set standards for promotion and graduation; with this authority has gone the discretion to decide what role pupil testing will play in the local schools. Courts have been reluctant to interfere with school board decisions on methodology, of which they…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Accountability, Age Grade Placement, Aptitude Tests
Johnston, Robert A. – 1970
This address evaluates standardized language test results of students at the College of William and Mary in terms of their class grades and continuity of enrollment in language programs. Implications of the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) and the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) test scores reflecting actual linguistic proficiency and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen, College Students
Quilling, Mary R. – 1968
The establishment of Research and Instructional (R and I) Units is discussed in terms of their utility and applicability for research needs. These units are said to provide a propitious setting for rigorous educational research. Two experiments in R and I units are described--one dealing with ways to implement feedback to students on their school…
Descriptors: Blacks, Control Groups, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Centre for Information on Language Teaching, London (England). – 1971
This bibliography includes most publications on the theory and practice of foreign language testing which have appeared since 1950. It does not include those referring to testing in the mother tongue. Parts 1 and 2 include other bibliographies on testing and a short selection of published tests which embody recent techniques. Part 3--the main…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Bibliographies, Educational Testing
Ellis, E. N. – 1972
The Secondary School Research Program devised a two-part Questionnaire for Students, Teachers and Administrators (QUESTA I and QUESTA II) to gather information about the attitudes, values and perceptions of these groups and the rate and extent to which they change. QUESTA I, administered to students when they enter high school, gathers baseline…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Educational Attitudes, Educational Facilities Improvement
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Dept. of Educational Research and Program Assessment. – 1976
This is the annual evaluation report of the Title VII components of the Milwaukee Bilingual/Bicultural Education Program funded by Title I and Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1967 and the Milwaukee Public Schools. The results of the 1975-76 assessment of pupil progress toward achievement of the program's academic and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Career Education
