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Download full textJohns, Jerry; VanLeirsburg, Peggy – 1989
This annotated bibliography of materials in the ERIC database contains 30 annotations (dating from 1974 to 1989) on informal reading inventories (IRIs). The citations were selected to help professionals understand the history of, the uses of, and the issues surrounding IRIs. The major sections of the bibliography are: Overview, General Uses,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – Social Education, 1992
Presents citations in the ERIC database on testing and assessment in the social studies. Includes items concerning the nature of testing, tests as guides for curriculum, the impact of testing, and the validity of performance grades. Suggests works on context effect, history instruction, and what students need to know. (DK)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Curriculum Development, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Lange, Dale L., Comp.; Clifford, Ray T., Comp. – 1980
Documents and articles on second language testing that were included in the ERIC data base from 1966 through 1979 are covered in this bibliography. Each of the approximately 1600 entries is identical to a document resume that appeared in "Resources in Education" or "Current Index to Journal in Education" during that period. The bibliography is…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), French
Dunn, Judy; And Others – Research Roundup, 1987
A one-page introduction is followed by summaries of articles and documents on teacher competency testing. George F. Madaus argues that, although tests serve some useful functions, treating them as a major mechanism for reforming education is questionable. Peter A. Garcia examines the negative impact of testing on minority teachers and minorities…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices
Ellis, Thomas I. – Research Roundup, 1986
Included in this summary analysis of three journal articles and two documents on teacher evaluation are reports that touch on difficulties facing school officials in developing a teacher evaluation system and suggestions for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of an evaluation system. The first article, by Susan S. Stodolsky, challenges…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Concurrent Validity, Cooperative Planning, Decision Making
