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ERIC Number: ED302579
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Jan
Pages: 42
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Grade Three Testing Program, Fall 1987. 1986-87 Evaluation Report.
Mitchell, Stephanie
Revised procedures of the Portland Achievement Levels Tests (PALT) for grade 3 and teacher and test coordinator perceptions of the revised testing program are summarized. The revised program included changes in the PALT and locator test, the answer sheet, and practice test, and a new teacher's manual and wall charts. An evaluation collected information on the impact of the changes. Two surveys collected information from teachers (N=102), test coordinators (N=51), and teacher-test coordinators (N=11) on their opinions of revisions (this represented an 80% average response rate for the two surveys). Recommendations based on survey results included: (1) revision of the answer sheet; (2) development of a test coordinator manual; (3) establishing a Teacher Review Group for input on further revisions; (4) development of strategies and materials to help a teacher understand how the computer assigns test levels and how to review test levels; (5) development of a structured inservice training program for test coordinators; and (6) production of additional test preparation materials to help prepare students for testing. Appendices include the program surveys, a summary of frequency tables, and a summary of survey comments. (SLD)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Portland Public Schools, OR. Research and Evaluation Dept.
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