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Direct linkMartinez, Jose Felipe; Goldschmidt, Pete; Niemi, David; Baker, Eva L.; Sylvester, Roxanne M. – Educational Assessment, 2007
We conducted generalizability studies to examine the extent to which ratings of language arts performance assignments, administered in a large, diverse, urban district to students in second through ninth grades, result in reliable and precise estimates of true student performance. The results highlight three important points when considering the…
Descriptors: Assignments, Language Arts, Academic Achievement, Urban Areas
Goldschmidt, Pete; Martinez, Jose Felipe; Niemi, David; Baker, Eva L. – Educational Assessment, 2007
In this article we examine empirical evidence on the criterion, predictive, transfer, and fairness aspects of validity of a large-scale language arts performance assessment, referred to as the Performance Assignment (PA). We use multilevel models to avoid biased inferences that might result from the naturally nested data. Specifically, we examine…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Performance Based Assessment, Academic Achievement, Performance Tests
Download full textHerman, Joan L.; Brown, Richard S.; Baker, Eva L. – 2000
The progress of students and schools in California is examined by reviewing the state's recent test history and the state's progress in creating a sound, standards-based assessment system. The story about California is mixed. Overall performance on the Stanford Achievement Test, ninth edition (SAT-9) shows that the state average, overall grades…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
O'Neil, Harold F., Jr.; Baker, Eva L. – 1987
Among opportunities to advance the state of the art of intelligent computer-assisted instruction (ICAI) are the evaluation of ICAI systems and the use of the underlying technology in ICAI systems to develop tests. Each issue is addressed via its theoretical context, key constructs, appropriate references to the literature, methodological aspects,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Peer reviewedBaker, Eva L.; Schacter, John – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1996
This discussion of the use of expert performance as the basis for inferring assessment scoring criteria in evaluating student performance considers characteristics of experts and difficulties in use of adult expertise to evaluate student performance. The use of gifted students' performances as benchmarks is suggested as possibly providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Alternative Assessment, Benchmarking
Baker, Eva L.; And Others – 1989
The Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) program was designed to study what happens when "tomorrow's" educational resources, such as individual computer support, are available in the classroom. Student achievement and attitudes were evaluated at five elementary school and secondary school sites located in four states and encompassing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Baker, Eva L.; Herman, Joan L. – 1988
A plan for evaluating the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) is presented, which implements the model for Sensible Technology Assessment/Research (STAR). STAR involves interactive participation in the evaluation study by ACOT participants, collateral university researchers, and University of California (Los Angeles) staff to develop a credible,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
