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Kean, Michael H. – School Administrator, 1996
Kentucky is reintroducing the norm-referenced, multiple-choice test. Students will be given both performance and multiple-choice tests, beginning in spring 1997. Kean believes this multiple-measures approach is a common-sense way to provide the measurement-driven accountability that most states require. Neill deplores multiple-choice testing and…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Norm Referenced Tests
Download full textKentucky State Legislative Commission, Frankfort. – 1988
In 1986 the Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation directing the Legislative Research Commission to appoint a special subcommittee, the Special Subcommittee on Essential Skills Testing, to study the Kentucky Essential Skills Testing Program (KEST) and to make recommendations concerning the program. This report presents the findings and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Improvement
