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Challenges in Implementing a Statewide Testing Program.

Brown, William J., Jr. – 1985

Several of the major considerations involved in implementing a statewide testing program are discussed. The test results provide information which influences the educational enterprise in matters of curriculum, instruction, guidance, and accountability. Tests to be used in an assessment program must be developed by the administering agency when…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing

Considerations in Conducting Large-Scale Writing Assessments as Part of Minimum Competency Testing.

Brown, William J. – 1982

In 1980-81 field tests were undertaken in North Carolina to develop a procedure for making writing competency a minimum requirement for graduation from high school. Measuring writing skills with adequate validity and reliability requires planning for data collection and varied scoring methods, personnel training, dissemination of assessment…

Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Field Studies, Graduation Requirements, High School Students