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Download full textvan der Ploeg, Arie J.; And Others – 1986
The effectiveness of an Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1 program was studied in a large urban school district. A common problem in evaluating remedial programs is that pretest/posttest achievement gains often indicate the effects of the entire curriculum, rather than those specific to the remedial class. In this district, over…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Effect Size, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Hunt, Earl – 1985
The scientific concept of intelligence has been heavily influenced by the technology of measurement. The variables which can be measured have been made the operational definition of intelligence. This approach differs from a deductive approach, in which a theory of cognition in general is used to derive the sorts of measurements that must be taken…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Individual Differences
Gipps, Caroline; Goldstein, Harvey – 1984
New developments in testing in the United Kingdom (UK) since 1965 are described. Standardized testing at the local level declined dramatically with the widespread introduction of comprehensive secondary education. However, in the late 1970's widespread local testing programs were re-introduced for the purposes of monitoring student progress,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Hartman, Rhona C.; Redden, Martha Ross – 1982
This fact sheet provides guidelines on adapting testing situations for disabled postsecondary students. Discussed in the first section are considerations in determining when testing adaptations are needed including disability verification procedures, policy consistency, and maintenance of academic and technical standards. Facts about disabilities…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Students, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Nagy, Philip; Moorhead, Roslyn – 1989
To study the responses of school administrators to classroom testing and problems associated with it, practicing principals were presented with a case study. The case contained information on a district-wide report outlining inconsistencies in teachers' evaluation practices and a parental complaint about the evaluation practices of a staff member.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Jolly, S. Jean; And Others – 1982
This document contains five papers describing the customization of the achievement testing program for Palm Beach County (Florida) Schools. They are as follows: "Customized Achievement Testing Programs" (S. Jean Jolly); "Using the Rasch Model to Develop Curriculum-Referenced Norms" (R. Robert Rentz); "Matching Standardized…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Testing
Ligon, Glynn; Wilkinson, David – 1985
A variety of methods are used by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District to report the results of student achievement testing. These techniques were developed to alleviate some of the problems that occurred previously: (1) a school's average score represents very few of its students because large numbers of students score very high or very…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests
Weiss, David J. – 1983
During 1975-1979 this research into the potential of computerized adaptive testing to reduce errors in the measurement of human capabilities used Marine recruits for a live-testing validity comparison of computerized adaptive and conventional tests. The program purposes were to: (1) identify the most useful computer-based adaptive testing…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Adults, Bayesian Statistics
Soar, Robert S.; Soar, Ruth M. – 1975
Problems in the use of pupil achievement measures for evaluating teachers, schools or systems are reviewed, with the conclusion that they are disabling. The following reasons are cited: (1) What the pupil brings to the classroom in terms of ability, previous knowledge, home and peer influence, motivation, and other influences is clearly very…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains
Cauce, Ana M.; And Others – 1976
Most of the research on the assessment of the intelligence of Latinos in the United States appears to be based on some possibly erroneous or at least dubious assumptions. Among these are the following: (1) the assumption of bilinguality; (2) the assumption of equal proficiency in the English language; (3) the assumption of the equivalence of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Culture Fair Tests, Error Patterns, Ethnic Stereotypes
Schramm, Wilbur – 1976
There is no conclusive evidence as yet that television has provided sufficient cause for the decline in scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and other measures of academic achievement or aptitude, although it may be one of several elements in a complex causal system. The major studies show that television viewing, after the early school years,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Backman, Margaret E. – 1977
Traditionally, most rehabilitation centers have evaluated a clients' vocational skills on an individual basis. Individually administered work samples, however, may not provide as much individual attention to the assessment process as is usually assumed. Two types of group work sample evaluation systems have been developed: the Valpar Work Sample…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Problems, Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness
Minter, Mary; And Others – 1978
Administrative and technical problems were encountered in carrying out a minimum competency program for high school students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. The history of required minimum competency testing was reviewed briefly, and the process of clarifying and operationalizing the requirements was described within the Austin…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Equivalent Scores, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Tittle, Carol Kehr, Ed.; Zytowski, Donald G., Ed. – 1978
This book of readings for counselors, researchers, faculty, graduate students, and policy-makers provides information regarding issues on sex fairness and sex bias in occupational interest measurement. The papers are presented in three sections, with each section prefaced by introductory comments by the editors. The first section, an introduction,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Interest Inventories, Legal Responsibility, Measurement Instruments
Dykes, Mary K.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council, Inc., Research Bulletin, 1979
This brief monograph, intended for preschool teachers and administrators, explains various aspects of the assessment and evaluation of children and early childhood education programs. The value of evaluation procedures for program development is noted. The different forms that research designs and tests can take are explained. It is emphasized…
Descriptors: Administrators, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
