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Download full textHerman, Joan L. – 1984
This paper presents two examples of how methodological research in testing and evaluation simultaneously served the needs of both researchers and practitioners. The first example focuses on Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) research in writing assessment. This research investigated issues in domain definition, cognitive processing…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Achilles, C. M.; And Others – 1996
A project conducted in Tennessee from 1984 through 1989, Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (Project STAR), serves as a context for a discussion of educational research. The decisions required in major research projects and the problems in carrying out research are seldom discussed in conferences that present research results as completed efforts.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Databases, Decision Making
Nagel, Thomas – 1986
The purposes of this study are to document the success of the Achievement Goals Program (AGP) in raising student achievement in San Diego Unified School District's minority-isolated schools and to provide recommendations for curriculum development and teacher training based on that success. Reports on the results of the Comprehensive Tests of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Demography
