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Gelbart, Wendy R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2018
As schools move into a new era of technology, assessment is evolving as well. With the introduction of high-stakes tests based on the Common Core State Standards, annual assessments are increasingly delivered via computer-based systems. This method of delivery could have a significant effect on students with learning disabilities. This column…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Learning Disabilities, Computer Assisted Testing, Common Core State Standards
Hashim, Ayesha K. – Journal of Education Finance, 2022
Internet connectivity has become a critical resource for teaching and learning. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is a prime example, with schools expected to implement online assessments and use online resources for instruction. Yet there is little known about the extent to which local education agencies (LEAs) and schools are taking…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Computer Assisted Testing, Longitudinal Studies, School Districts
Gierl, Mark J.; Lai, Hollis; Hogan, James B.; Matovinovic, Donna – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2015
The demand for test items far outstrips the current supply. This increased demand can be attributed, in part, to the transition to computerized testing, but, it is also linked to dramatic changes in how 21st century educational assessments are designed and administered. One way to address this growing demand is with automatic item generation.…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Test Items, Alignment (Education), Test Construction
Gierl, Mark J.; Lai, Hollis – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2016
Testing organization needs large numbers of high-quality items due to the proliferation of alternative test administration methods and modern test designs. But the current demand for items far exceeds the supply. Test items, as they are currently written, evoke a process that is both time-consuming and expensive because each item is written,…
Descriptors: Test Items, Test Construction, Psychometrics, Models
Zhang, Haiyan; Kang, Kai – International Education Studies, 2017
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and Smarter Balanced Assessment Systems (SBAC) started in the 2014-2015 academic year and has been regarded by many in the field as a radical effort to improve the American English Language Art (ELA) educational standards. These two consortia, being aligned with Common…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, English (Second Language), College Readiness
Ogletree, August E.; Ogletree, Susan L.; Allen, Bridgette L. – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2014
This article provides a brief background on the evolution of the two testing consortia and the perspective of one principal with the transition to online testing in an elementary school.
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Computer Assisted Testing, Partnerships in Education, Principals
Choi, Jaehwa; Kang, Miseon; Kim, Najung; Dardick, William; Zhang, Xinxin – Journal of Educational Issues, 2015
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in mathematics are currently adopted in most U.S. states. Nonetheless, most math teachers across the country are still experiencing difficulties in putting these standards into practice. Teachers and local school administrators are faced with a challenge of adapting methodologies in instruction and assessment…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Workbooks, Mathematics Instruction, Formative Evaluation
Kent, Shawn C.; Wanzek, Jeanne; Yun, Joonmo – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2019
This study examined the predictive validity and classification accuracy of individual- and group-administered screening measures relative to student performance on a year-end state reading assessment in two states. A sample of 321 students was assessed in the areas of word-level and text fluency, as well as reading comprehension in the fall of…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students
Chen, Jing; Sheehan, Kathleen M. – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
The "TOEFL"® family of assessments includes the "TOEFL"® Primary"™, "TOEFL Junior"®, and "TOEFL iBT"® tests. The linguistic complexity of stimulus passages in the reading sections of the TOEFL family of assessments is expected to differ across the test levels. This study evaluates the linguistic…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Comprehension
Bondie, Rhonda – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2015
Advances in online learning have benefited rural special education teacher preparation programs through increased recruitment, access, and collaboration. This paper describes how additional challenges, such as monitoring teacher candidate use of evidence-based practices, can be addressed through a digital teaching platform. Project REACH online is…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Evidence Based Practice, Rural Schools, Special Education Teachers
Kepner, Henry S.; Huinker, DeAnn – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2012
The "Common Core State Standards for Mathematics" presents challenges and opportunities to contribute to a common understanding of the mathematical proficiencies expected of our students. This paper discusses the movement to establish multi-state assessment consortia in the United States based in the standards movement set in motion by…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Mathematics, Mathematics Skills, Consortia
Mesmer, Heidi Anne; Hiebert, Elfrieda H. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2015
The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS/ELA) focus on building student capacity to read complex texts. The Standards provide an explicit text complexity staircase that maps text levels to grade levels. Furthermore, the Standards articulate a rationale to accelerate text levels across grades to ensure students are able to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Reading Skills, Language Proficiency