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Peer reviewedQuellmalz, Edys S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
A summary of the writing assessment programs reviewed in this journal is presented. The problems inherent in the programs are outlined. A coordinated research program on major problems in writing assessment is proposed as being beneficial and cost-effective. (DWH)
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Program Evaluation, Scoring, State Programs
Download full textFalk, Dennis S.; And Others – 1979
An important and widely noticed trend among health professions and occupations in the 1970s has been the increasingly widespread use of credentialing mechanisms. These mechanisms are intended to ensure that health services are provided adequately and with at least a minimum degree of competence. This report is intended to enhance and broaden…
Descriptors: Certification, Credentials, Health Occupations, Health Personnel
Austin, James T.; Mahlman, Robert A. – 2002
The topic of high-stakes testing (HST) is important because HST has direct and indirect effects on career-technical education (CTE) programs and timely because HST increasingly enters public discussion and has produced a large body of research and practice that generalizes to CTE. A review of HST has identified two persisting dilemmas: policy and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Educational Research, High Stakes Tests
