State educational publications are categorized under the following headings: (1) annual updates to the South Carolina School Statistical Report Series, (2) other publications updated annually, (3) position papers, (4) publications produced for other offices in the State Department of Education, (5) newsletters produced for other offices, (6)…

A review of literature dealing with educational accountability and a discussion of the history of the movement, this paper suggests that the National Assessment of Educational Progress was partly a result of the public's growing concern about the quality of education and the increase in local, state, and federal taxes needed to support education.…

The purpose of this guide is three-fold: a) to provide administrators and teachers with an awareness of the need for a pupil assessment system geared to the curricula of the school, b) to provide direction and resource information to school personnel in developing a pupil assessment system, and c) to provide a schema which will actively involve…

The purpose of the survey was to obtain information to prepare a profile of state testing programs. One section of the report summarizes the data on the 42 testing programs that were operating in 33 states during the 1972-73 school year. This summary tabulates the findings of eight major areas covering all the questions asked during the…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a project of the Educational Commission of the States, has for the past 7 years been assessing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of groups of young Americans. NAEP collects data by age, sex, race, geographic region, size and type of community and level of parental education for several…

Difficulties often encountered in conducting surveys in educational technology are described, and some guidelines are suggested for the design and implementation of a survey instrument. (RAO)

An interview with John I. Goodlad concerning the research he and his associates have been conducting over the last eight years in an attempt to describe "Schooling in America." (IRT)

This article points out that the methodology of educational evaluation has been dominated by scientific assumptions and, then, argues that two concepts--connoisseurship and criticism--yield procedures that could provide a complement to the scientific approaches. (MM)

Notes that all assignments for writing assessment require a rhetorical transaction. Describes the rhetorical frame provided by the assessment developed at the University of Michigan, and compares versions of the test topics to discern their equivalency through an analysis of student performance. (HTH)

The development and use of quality indicators is a priority need for Venezuelan higher education. A sample of previous research studies concerning major issues related to the efficiency of Venezuelan higher education is summarized. The evaluation of academic achievement and some general considerations related to the use of quality indicators are…

The background and status of efforts toward the development of national educational quality standards for Scotland are discussed. Issues covered include relationships between English and Scottish efforts, information provided by the Scottish Education Department, problems with local-level authorities, and the use of qualitative versus quantitative…

This article investigates the bias in regression coefficients caused by inconsistent aggregation of mean test scores by state from the Department of Education's table, "State Education Statistics." First theoretical calculations are used, then data are artifically aggregated from the High School and Beyond Sample. (Author/LMO)

Surveyed gifted education teachers' and supervisors' perceptions of current gifted reevaluation practices. Results showed most gifted educators were not in agreement with the practice of using gifted reevaluations to reestablish program eligibility. Instead, they would prefer to get information relevant to program evaluation, program planning, and…

Presents initial results from a survey of 910 Catholic high schools. Identifies positive school climate, high quality academic programs, and religious and values education as areas of excellence. Sees the development of Catholic identity, sense of community, and constituent involvement as major challenges. (DMM)

Summarizes findings from a National Catholic Educational Association study of the characteristics of excellent Catholic elementary schools. Highlights findings regarding philosophy, policies, leadership, curriculum, religious education, relationships, decision making, instructional methods and materials, finances, staffing, parents/community,…