This report provides suggestions on how a language arts reading skills assessment program could be structured to ensure that school districts meet the Common Curriculum Goals of the public elementary and secondary schools in Oregon. This report includes: (1) a list of common curriculum goals that relate to reading/literature; (2) general…

This document reports the status of accomplishment of the objectives of the Dade County (Florida) Public School system for fiscal year 1986-87. It is organized by 12 bureaus/offices representing the district organization during the 1986-87 school year. The district's comprehensive plan is developed annually through a systematic district-wide…

Key aspects of assessment's rise as an issue are reported, and several lines of inquiry labeled assessment (and their assumptions) are examined. Concepts of assessment originated decades ago, but until recently people in higher education hearing the word did not view it as they do today. The early 1980s saw the argument that traditional gauges of…

The nature of the nontraditional accreditation experience and its value as a process for strategic and long-range planning are discussed. The role of the institutional research office in the process is also examined. Perceptions of directors of self-studies for nontraditional accreditation at 16 colleges in the southeast were surveyed. Using a…

This pamphlet presents answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). They include questions about the history of MEAP, its costs, subject coverage, test validity, the type of tests, administration of the tests, and use of MEAP results. (BW)

The South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) is discussed in a question/answer format. The 20 questions present information regarding the requirements of the legislation as it impacts classroom instruction, parental notification and involvement, recordkeeping, local school curricula, additional instructional materials, developmental…

This report presents Austin Independent School District 1984 test results on the Texas Assessment of Basics Skills (TABS). It was administered to all third, fifth and ninth grade students and to high school students not meeting ninth grade state-set mastery criteria, the minimum competency requirement for graduation. Results are presented as…

This manual describes a systematic process for conducting an educational needs assessment at the building level which includes suggestions for the formation of an advisory group and the use of two Likert Scale surveys. The advisory group is composed of parents, students, and educators; this group carries out the tasks of understanding, planning,…

Receptivity of educators to a sample integrated social studies curriculum to replace the present single subject discipline curriculum in Zambian junior secondary schools was investigated. Geography, history, and civics teachers from 50 schools in 7 of Zambia's 9 school regions considered a proposed curriculum which seeks to promote social…

The Florida Statewide Assessment Program provides "The Practice SSAT-II," for students who will be taking the State Student Assessment Test, Part II (SSAT-II). This practice test may be administered to tenth grade students taking the test for the first time and to eleventh and twelfth graders if they have previously failed the SSAT-II.…

Questions about the appropriateness of the Nelson-Denny Reading Test have led to consideration of the use of a criterion referenced test for assessing students' reading abilities before and after each semester of developmental reading instruction. In constructing such a test, a number of steps should be followed. The first step is to clarify the…

The complexities of assessing undergraduate program quality and outcomes in professional schools are reviewed, and the use of comprehensive assessment models is advocated. Two assessment models are described, that of the National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning (NCRIPTAL) and that model developed by Conrad, et…

A project was initiated to begin the process of devising and implementing antiracist strategies for curriculum development and related institutional change in a multiracial adult education division in Sheffield, England. Phase I attempted to do this by carrying out a review of current provision to reflect the needs and interests of a multiracial…

Statistical information on educational indicators derived from studies conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) and from other studies and surveys is presented in a chartbook format. This year, the indicators are published in two volumes, one addressing elementary and secondary education, and the other postsecondary…

A South Dakota State University model for developing student outcomes assessment plans in undergraduate family science programs is presented. This model consists of several steps: clarification of the departmental mission, goals, and objectives; specification of desired student outcomes; development of reliable, valid measures of student outcomes;…