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Download full textRussell, Michael; Haney, Walter – 2000
Technology and testing have become two popular prescriptions for improving education. The technology nostrum suggests that the infusion of modern technology into schools will bolster teaching and learning and will prepare students for an increasingly technological workplace. The testing prescription holds that using standardized test scores to…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFarmer, Lesley S. J. – Teacher Librarian, 2005
In this article, the author discusses how assessment has taken a central role in library education, the concept of identifying and measuring the contributing factors toward effective learning in order to optimize course delivery has become a vital activity, with the incorporation of online course delivery as well as other technology-enriched…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Standardized Tests, Online Courses, Content Analysis
Peer reviewedHuber, Richard A.; Moore, Christopher J. – Science Educator, 2002
Discusses the problems arising with standardized testing which play an important role in the structure and politics of K-12 education. Describes the benefits of using interactive Internet technologies for the assessment of inquiry-based science instruction. (Contains 21 references.) (YDS)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Rieseberg, Rhonda L. – TECHNOS, 1995
Discusses characteristics and trends of home schools and workplaces. Use of computers and computer applications (CD-ROMS, interactive software, and networking) in home schooling provides a compatible environment for future home-based businesses and telecommuting trends. Sidebars include information on home schools on line; standardized test…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedKenelly, John – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Discussed are the need for standardized tests and the changes that will be needed for their proper implementation. The use of calculators on tests is advocated. Computer and calculator delivered examinations are also discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedBaumol, William J. – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Responds to William Becker, William Green, and Sherwin Rosen's article reviewing research literature on the teaching and learning of high school economics. Asks for greater explication of themes only introduced in their review, for example: sex and race differences in test performance and the role of computers in teaching high school economics.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Uses in Education, Economics Education, Educational Change
Peer reviewedWainer, Howard – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1993
Focusing on educational measurement that suggests an action and has an outcome, 16 problem areas are defined and grouped into the following classes: (1) validity; (2) issues of statistical adjustment; (3) data insufficiencies; (4) other issues related to standardized testing and constructed responses; and (5) technical issues of psychometrics.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Constructed Response, Educational Assessment
