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Anne Wicks; Robin Berkley – George W. Bush Institute, 2025
Assessments are one of the most important--and often misunderstood--elements of education. In most cases, tests are administered by the state as well as by districts and schools. Assessments at each of these levels have distinct purposes, yield different information, and are part of a powerful, coordinated approach to improving student outcomes.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Testing, Tests, Standardized Tests
Savage, David – American School Board Journal, 1984
Higher elementary student scores on standardized tests do not mean educational improvement. Scores can be affected by teaching "to" the test, coaching on test taking, and skewed norms. Test scores have been declining at the secondary level. Included is a discussion of secondary tests. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Scores
Galambos, Eva C. – 1984
An overview is presented of the current status of competency testing for teacher certification. The question of the effect of certification tests on the quality of hired teachers is briefly discussed. Statistics are presented on types of tests used by various states, with particular attention to differences in the cut-off scores for passage of a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Minority Groups
Mead, Nancy A.; Rubin, Donald L. – 1985
Intended for administrators and policymakers as well as teachers, this digest explores methods of listening and speaking skills assessment. The digest first provides a rationale for teaching and assessing listening and speaking skills. It then examines definitions of oral communication and listening, noting (1) the trend toward defining oral…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills
Larson, Jerry W. – 1985
A study at Brigham Young University (Utah) investigated the feasibility of computer-assisted language placement testing in higher education. Benefits and problems of this approach for test administration, individualization of item selection, and recordkeeping were examined. Four steps were followed in production of a test for Spanish placement:…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Language Tests

Hood, Stafford; Parker, Laurence J. – Journal of Negro Education, 1989
Critics charge that the use of standardized examinations for initial teacher certification fails to measure teacher competency accurately and results in high failure rates for minorities. Compares minority bias review panels in Illinois and Pennsylvania, and finds greater minority involvement and attention to minority culture in Illinois' test…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Bias
Can Portfolios Assess Student Performance and Influence Instruction? The 1991-92 Vermont Experience.
Koretz, Daniel; And Others – 1992
The results of an evaluation of Vermont's statewide assessment initiative are presented, with information about the implementation of the program, its effects on educational practice, the analytic challenge presented by the portfolio scoring process, the reliability and validity of portfolio scores, and the tensions between assessment and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. – 1991
Five papers presented at a symposium during the 1991 annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education explore the design, development, and implementation of the Texas Master Teacher Examination (TMTE) Program. Educational policymakers have begun to maintain that the professionalization of teaching can be substantially…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Gavin T. L.; Glasswell, Kath; Harland, Don – Assessing Writing, 2004
Accuracy in the scoring of writing is critical if standardized tasks are to be used in a national assessment scheme. Three approaches to establishing accuracy (i.e., consensus, consistency, and measurement) exist and commonly large-scale assessment programs of primary school writing demonstrate adjacent agreement consensus rates of between 80% and…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Writing Tests