Using Formative Testing at the Classroom, School, and District Levels.

Conner, Katherine; And Others

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Publication Date: 1985

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Using Formative Testing at the Classroom, School, and District Levels.

Conner, Katherine; And Others

Educational Leadership, v43 n2 p63-67 Oct 1985

Describes the Philadelphia Public Schools' formative testing program, used to diagnose students' difficulties under mastery learning, especially in mathematics. Discusses in turn the classroom, school, and district aspects of the program and summarizes the program's essential features. A full-page chart outlining aids and hindrances to formative testing is included. (MCG)

Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Formative Evaluation, Mastery Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Pretesting, Testing Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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