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Download full textThurlow, Martha; Elliott, Judy; Ysseldyke, Jim – NCEO Policy Directions, 1999
This paper addresses the controversy about use of "out-of-level" testing, the practice of assessing students (usually those with disabilities) with a lower-level version of a test. The controversy pits unintended instructional consequences against "accurately" measuring performance and avoiding student frustration. Introductory…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Madaus, George F.; And Others – 1992
An overview of issues in program evaluation is provided for corporate contributions administrators, including the place of testing in such evaluations, so that the administrators are in a better position to plan, commission, monitor, evaluate, and use evaluations of the projects they fund. In the first chapter, metaphors and models for educational…
Descriptors: Corporate Support, Educational Finance, Endowment Funds, Evaluation Methods
Kleinsasser, Audrey M.; Horsch, Elizabeth A. – 1992
Forms of assessment that are consistent with outcomes based education are discussed. Assessment in service to learning must inform students about their learning, provide data for teachers who plan instruction, inform parents about student progress, and provide data for policymakers. Chapter 1 of this document is "The Implications of…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
