How Do the New ASAP Reading Assessments Measure Up? A Look at the New Essential Skills Assessments from the Process Point of View.

Easton, Lois E.

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ERIC Number: EJ429753

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Publication Date: 1991

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How Do the New ASAP Reading Assessments Measure Up? A Look at the New Essential Skills Assessments from the Process Point of View.

Easton, Lois E.

Arizona Reading Journal, v19 n2 p37-47 Spr-Sum 1991

Offers a preliminary assessment of the new Arizona Student Assessment Program (ASAP). Uses James Squire's model for analyzing reading and writing processes to analyze how well the tests assess reading processes. Includes some sample ASAP forms. Finds that the problems are minor in terms of evaluating the overall effectiveness of the new assessments. (SR)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Processes, Reading Tests, State Standards, Student Evaluation, Test Validity, Testing Problems, Testing Programs

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Identifiers - Location: Arizona

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