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McCaig, Roger A. – 1982
This paper was prepared for school officials and researchers who plan to conduct an assessment of student writing but have limited field experience with this activity. The paper identifies twelve critical questions assessors should consider, and it explores issues involved in reaching a decision about each from the perspectives of measurement…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Researchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
McCullough, K. Owen, Ed. – 1975
The 1975 Community/Junior College Conference sought to define and describe evaluation, discuss measuring devices, and underscore the ethical reasons for fair evaluation. William P. Gorth began by discussing the purpose of evaluation--to provide data to a specified decision-maker for decision-making--and the implications which could be drawn from…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
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Hatch, J. Amos – Issues in Education, 1985
Outlines the foundations of the qualitative and quantitative approaches to research and discusses the implications of these two completely different approaches in educational research. Points out they are not complementary as they are separate scientific paradigms.(MD)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Sylvia; And Others – 1995
As the general public demands to know what and how students are learning, schools face some unprecedented issues of accountability regarding student performance. In order to acquire data which is accurate and useful, teachers are turning to more formative assessment methods. These methods convey the ideas that assessment should engage students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Critical Viewing, Cultural Awareness