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Rutkowski, David; Rutkowski, Leslie; Plucker, Jonathan A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
The OECD and its U.S. administrator, McGraw-Hill Education CTB, have recently concluded the first cycle of the OECD-Test for Schools in the U.S. This test is being marketed to local schools and is designed to compare 15-year-olds from individual participating schools against peers nationally and internationally using the OECD's PISA test as its…
Descriptors: Participation, International Education, Comparative Testing, Comparative Education
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Somers, Marie-Andree; Zhu, Pei; Wong, Edmond – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
This study examines the practical implications of using state tests to measure student achievement in impact evaluations that span multiple states and grades. In particular, the study examines the sensitivity of impact findings to (1) the type of assessment used to measured achievement (state tests or an external assessment administered by the…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Baker, Keith – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
The idea that America was being harmed because its schools were not keeping up with those in other advanced nations emerged after Sputnik in 1957, took a firm hold on education policy when "A Nation at Risk" appeared in 1983, and continues today. Policy makers justify this concern by pointing to evidence showing that, for individuals…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, International Education
Griffith, William S.; Cervero, Ronald M. – Adult Education, 1977
Examines the claims of the developers of the Adult Performance Level (APL) program to improve the teaching and testing of adults enrolled in federally supported adult basic education programs, identifies APL's theoretical problems, scrutinizes the technical aspects of its development, and evaluates the role of the U.S. Office of Education in these…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Federal Programs, Performance Tests
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Chakwera, Elias; Khembo, Dafter; Sireci, Stephen G. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
In the United States, tests are held to high standards of quality. In developing countries such as Malawi, psychometricians must deal with these same high standards as well as several additional pressures such as widespread cheating, test administration difficulties due to challenging landscapes and poor resources, difficulties in reliably scoring…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Testing, High Stakes Tests, Measurement