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Direct linkPeterson, Shelley Stagg; McClay, Jill; Main, Kristin – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2011
This paper reports on an analysis of large-scale assessments of Grades 5-8 students' writing across 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada. Theory, classroom practice, and the contributions and constraints of large-scale writing assessment are brought together with a focus on Grades 5-8 writing in order to provide both a broad view of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedPage, Ellis Batten – Journal of Experimental Education, 1994
National Assessment of Educational Progress writing sample essays from 1988 and 1990 (495 and 599 essays) were subjected to computerized grading and human ratings. Cross-validation suggests that computer scoring is superior to a two-judge panel, a finding encouraging for large programs of essay evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Essays, Evaluation Methods
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Office of Project Basic. – 1984
Offered as a result of suggestions by Maryland teachers, this guide serves as an instructional reference for educators on teaching functional writing at the elementary and secondary school levels. The guide was developed as a supplement to volume one; both volumes provide a comprehensive perspective to writing improvement in Maryland. The first…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Test Construction
Download full textCope, Ronald T. – 1995
This paper deals with the problems that arise in performance assessment from the granularity that results from having a small number of tasks or prompts and raters of responses to these tasks or prompts. Two problems are discussed in detail: (1) achieving a satisfactory degree of reliability; and (2) equating or adjusting for differences of…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Educational Assessment, Equated Scores, High Stakes Tests
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1986
The 1986 Southern Regional Education Board/National Assessment of Educational Progress (SREB/NAEP) testing project included Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The tests used in the SREB/NAEP consisted of selected reading and writing exercises developed and administered to a sample…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 11, High Schools
San Diego City Schools, CA. Evaluation Services Dept. – 1983
During the 1982-83 school year, students in the San Diego City School District in grades 3,6, and 12 were tested as part of the state-mandated California Assessment Program (CAP). The purpose of the CAP and the Districtwide Testing Program was to measure achievement in the basic skills. Matrix sampling (the procedure whereby students take only a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1988
Results are presented from the administration of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) to ninth graders in April 1988. The test was administered to 69,364 students in grade 9 and to over 30,000 students in higher grades who had previously failed one or more parts of the examination. This report includes a series of tables summarizing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 9, High School Students
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Evaluation and Assessment Section. – 1984
This second annual report on student achievement in Illinois describes and synthesizes the results of four different achievement measures: the Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress (IIEP), High School and Beyond Test, Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the American College Test. This report provides an analysis of student progress across years,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education
Auchter, Joan Chikos; Patience, Wayne – 1989
The methods used by the General Educational Development Testing Service (GEDTS) to establish and maintain score stability and reading reliability on its direct assessment of writing are described. Using the 1988 site certification and monitoring results of several scoring sites, the focus is on describing how the score scale was established and…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Equivalency Tests, Essay Tests, Evaluators
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
The New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) consists of reading, writing, and mathematics sections and must be passed as one of the requirements for a high school diploma. This report includes a series of tables summarizing grade 10 test results statewide for April 11-13, 1989. The results for 6,352 10th graders are given separately for…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
Results for grade 11 are presented for the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) administered on April 11-13, 1989. The HSPT is a requirement for a New Jersey high school diploma. Data are provided for 3,018 11th graders who took the HSPT for the first time or who did not pass one or more parts when they first took the test in grade 9.…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
Results for grade 12 are represented for the April 11-13, 1989 administration of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT), a requirement for high school graduation for New Jersey students. The test is initially given in grade 9. Data are provided for 762 12th-grade students who were taking the test for the first time or were repeating…
Descriptors: Grade 12, Graduation Requirements, High School Seniors, High Schools
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1984
This report summarizes the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) results for 1984. TABS assesses student achievement in mathematics, reading, and writing, including composition. The criterion-referenced tests are based on stated learning objectives and are administered annually to Texas students in grades 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Grade 3 results…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Sarangarm, Isara; And Others – 1998
The report presents findings concerning the language proficiency of elementary, middle, and high school students receiving bilingual services in the Las Cruces Public Schools (New Mexico). The report contains five sections: general information about the bilingual program in the school district; the Idea Language Proficiency Tests (IPT); results of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
San Diego City Schools, CA. Evaluation Services Dept. – 1987
This bulletin is intended to provide a brief summary of the California Assessment Program (CAP) testing results for the 1986-87 school year. General comments regarding testing in San Diego (California), commonly asked questions, and school- and district-level results are provided. Tabulated results cover mean scale scores for grades 3, 6, and 8…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 3
