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Bruno, Paul; Goldhaber, Dan – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2021
Students' performance on standardized tests is clearly predictive of their later outcomes (Goldhaber & Özek, 2019) but whether the costs of administering tests are justified by the value of the tests for improving students' outcomes is controversial. This controversy fuels heated debates over federal testing requirements, such as those…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Standardized Tests, Testing
NWEA, 2017
This document presents issues that should be considered before student test results are used in evaluations of teacher performance. As the stakes attached to student test results have increased, so has the need for educators to make informed decisions about the types of tests used to generate data for these purposes and the way student test…
Descriptors: Guidance, Testing, Test Results, Information Utilization
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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2022
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an integral measure of academic progress over time. It is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what our nation's students know and can do in various subjects such as civics, mathematics, reading, science, technology and engineering literacy, U.S. history, and…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Academic Achievement, Educational Experience, Test Results
New York State Education Department, 2018
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2018 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e., individual…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Language Tests, Mathematics Tests
New York State Education Department, 2017
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2017 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e., individual…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Language Tests, Mathematics Tests
National Council on Measurement in Education, 2012
Testing and data integrity on statewide assessments is defined as the establishment of a comprehensive set of policies and procedures for: (1) the proper preparation of students; (2) the management and administration of the test(s) that will lead to accurate and appropriate reporting of assessment results; and (3) maintaining the security of…
Descriptors: State Programs, Integrity, Testing, Test Preparation
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Kane, Michael T. – Educational Researcher, 2008
Lissitz and Samuelsen (2007) have proposed an operational definition of "validity" that shifts many of the questions traditionally considered under validity to a separate category associated with the utility of test use. Operational definitions support inferences about how well people perform some kind of task or how they respond to some kind of…
Descriptors: Test Use, Definitions, Validity, Classification
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Falk, Beverly; Ort, Suzanne Wichterle; Moirs, Katie – Educational Assessment, 2007
This article describes the findings of studies conducted on a large-scale, classroom-based performance assessment of literacy for the early grades designed to provide information that is useful for reporting, as well as teaching. Technical studies found the assessment to be a promising instrument that is reliable and valid. Follow-up studies of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Performance Based Assessment, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Research
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Barnes, Ronald E.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Describes the plan used in Consolidated High School District 230, in Palos Hills (Illinois), for fostering an informed and interested school community by providing standardized test results to the school board, central and building administrators, parents, teachers, counselors, elementary educators, and the local press. (PGD)
Descriptors: Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, School Support
Ediger, Marlow – 1999
The use of portfolios is a rather recent innovation in teaching the language arts. A characteristic of the portfolio process is that students are led to notice their own progress through the work included in the portfolio. Many educators welcome the portfolio process because they recognize that standardized tests do not tell enough about what…
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Portfolio Assessment
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Hoover, H. D. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2003
Discusses three common misconceptions about achievement testing: (1) the idea that men generally outscore women; (2) the notion that the primary role of norms is to compare one student to another; and (3) the misconception that it is not possible to measure the achievement of kindergarten and primary grade students with group tests. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Primary Education, Student Evaluation
Brown, Janet R. – 1986
Competency assessment is used for diagnostic purposes at the City University of New York (CUNY) Queens College. CUNY had decided that all students admitted after 1987 be tested. In addition, minimum competencies were required after the completion of 60 credits. Queens College chose to use the tests for entering freshmen for placement decisions,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Diagnostic Tests, Higher Education
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Petress, Ken – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2006
Mandated testing is not working as advertised. Too much classroom time and energy is being spent on tests that do little to measure or instill in our students the skills and knowledge needed for their later life. Corruption and political manipulation of the testing process and test results further add to questions about the use of such testing.…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Testing Programs, Educational Practices, Standardized Tests
Smith, Nancy J. – 1982
A school system's testing program can be used as a tool in curriculum development and instructional improvement if the tests match the goals and objectives of the instructional program and what is taught in the classroom. Test-taking skills should be taught so that the test will accurately reflect certain knowledge. Test results should be an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
Vinovskis, Maris A. – 2001
This paper describes the creation of the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) in 1998 and examines the background characteristics of the Board members and their attendance at NAGB meetings. The staffing and financing of the NAGB and the relationship between the agency and the National Center for Education Statistics is also considered. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, National Competency Tests
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