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Practical Considerations in Computer-Based Testing

Educational Testing Service, 2011

Choosing whether to test via computer is the most difficult and consequential decision the designers of a testing program can make. The decision is difficult because of the wide range of choices available. Designers can choose where and how often the test is made available, how the test items look and function, how those items are combined into…

Descriptors: Test Items, Testing Programs, Testing, Computer Assisted Testing

Getting to the Core: How Early Implementers Are Approaching the Common Core in California

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Brown, Brentt; Vargo, Merrill – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2014

California has embarked on a major new wave of curriculum reform with the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the new English Language Development (ELD) standards, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The adoption of the CCSS builds a legacy of standards-based education reform in California that began with the…

Descriptors: State Standards, Program Implementation, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies

Rhode Island State Assessment Program District and School Testing Coordinators Handbook: K-1 Assessment Program

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Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2007

This handbook will assist principals and school testing coordinators in implementing the spring 2007 administration of the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA). Information regarding administration timeline, reporting, process, online tools and contact personnel is discussed. Contents include: (1) Scheduling; (2) Identify Primary Test…

Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Alternative Assessment, Educational Testing, Guidance Programs

Test Security Procedures for Nevada Proficiency Examinations.

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Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 1999

Nevada statutes and administrative regulations specifically prohibit the disclosure of the content of examinations used in the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program. This document focuses on procedures to insure examination security. The state's test security requirements are outlined. Other sections deal with access to and copying of examination…

Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Testing Problems

Making Testing More Educational.

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Haney, Walt – Educational Leadership, 1985

Following a critique of so-called educational testing, this article examines three "educationally noteworthy school testing programs"--those of Portland, Oregon; Orange County, Florida; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and one noteworthy school with no standardized testing: the Prospect School in Bennington, Vermont. Derives some broad…

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Testing, Demonstration Programs

Opportunity Knocked Out: Reducing Cheating by Teachers on Student Tests.

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Ligon, Glynn – 1985

Careful management of a testing program can greatly limit a teacher's opportunity to cheat while administering standardized tests to students and can increase the likelihood that such cheating will be detected. The Austin Independent School District's systemwide testing staff's plan for controlling cheating has three basic premises: (1) plan and…

Descriptors: Cheating, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines

National Overview: Measuring College and Career Readiness--The Class of 2009

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ACT, Inc., 2009

"Measuring College and Career Readiness" represents a snapshot of the ACT-tested graduates in the class of 2009 and focuses on their readiness for college and careers. Designed to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness, it is not intended to be comprehensive but instead is designed to help…