Setting Achievement Standards/Expectations for Large-Scale Student Assessments.

Jones, Richard M.; Hunter, Darryl M.

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ERIC Number: EJ528686

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Publication Date: 1996

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Setting Achievement Standards/Expectations for Large-Scale Student Assessments.

Jones, Richard M.; Hunter, Darryl M.

Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, v11 n1 p35-61 Apr-May 1996

Issues related to the establishment of formal standards for student achievement on large-scale assessments are discussed, and two approaches to standard setting that have been used in Saskatchewan (Canada) are described. In spite of the general success of these programs, numerous issues to consider in future evaluations are raised. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Standard Setting (Scoring), Testing Problems, Testing Programs

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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