Descriptor
Author
| Haney, Walt | 1 |
| Peterson, Michael | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 1 |
Audience
| Administrators | 3 |
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Counselors | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Alaska | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Carl D Perkins Vocational… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textAlaska Department of Education and Early Development, 2005
Several forces are driving Alaska's school accountability initiatives. These include: (1) the Legislature's passage in 1997 and 1998 of the High School Graduation Qualifying Examination (HSGQE) and other accountability measures; and (2) the passage by the U.S. Congress of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. In the past, schools excluded some…
Descriptors: State Standards, Student Participation, Student Evaluation, Federal Legislation
Peterson, Michael – 1988
This review is intended to assist guidance counselors, vocational and special education teachers, administrators, researchers, and vocational education evaluators in making decisions about implementing or improving vocational assessment programs. In the introduction, the legislative mandate for and history of vocational assessment of special…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Program Development
Peer reviewedHaney, Walt – Educational Leadership, 1985
Following a critique of so-called educational testing, this article examines three "educationally noteworthy school testing programs"--those of Portland, Oregon; Orange County, Florida; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and one noteworthy school with no standardized testing: the Prospect School in Bennington, Vermont. Derives some broad…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Testing, Demonstration Programs
