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Allen, Russell H.; Kaufman, B. Darwin – 1981
The purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to discuss the variety of factors which should be considered in establishing a testing program; and (2) to summarize some of the basic features of testing programs in Wisconsin public school districts. An effective district-wide testing program should consist of at least the following seven elements:…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Improvement, School Districts, Scoring
Download full textWisconsin Council on Children and Families Inc., Madison. – 2002
This report from the WisKids Count project, instead of being the usual annual data book about an array of issues affecting children, is a collection of essays that take a critical look at the practice of standardized testing and the status of testing in Wisconsin. In the 2002-2001 school year, more than 250,000 Wisconsin children in public schools…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Collins, Tricia L. – 1999
This paper provides information on testing programs for elementary and secondary school students that are administered or coordinated by the Office of Educational Accountability within the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction. The first section provides background and definitions of assessment alternatives, including various types of…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment
Allen, Russell H.; Kaufman, B. Darwin – 1983
This bulletin has three purposes: (1) to discuss the variety of factors which should be considered in the development of a local testing program, providing a basic understanding of what is necessary to implement and maintain a testing program; (2) to suggest several of the significant elements related to the development and maintenance of a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Implementation
PDF pending restorationWisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1993
Results from the 1993 administration of the Wisconsin Third Grade Reading Test are presented in a 43-page table that lists the results for each school district and school in Wisconsin. Statewide, over 52,000 students from over 300 districts took this test. The following categories for each 4-digit district code and each 8-digit school code…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Education Development Center, Newton, MA. Center for the Development of Teaching. – 1997
The Wisconsin Student Assessment System (WSAS) "Knowledge & Concepts" examinations were designed, under legislative mandate, to measure student knowledge in the areas of reading, language arts (including writing), mathematics, science, and social studies. This summary report provides information about the standard setting activities…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competence, Constructed Response, Cutting Scores
