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Visibility and Differentiation: Systemic Testing in a Developing Country Context
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Hoadley, Ursula; Muller, Johan – Curriculum Journal, 2016
Why has large-scale standardised testing attracted such a bad press? Why has pedagogic benefit to be derived from test results been downplayed? The paper investigates this question by first surveying the pros and cons of testing in the literature, and goes on to examine educators' responses to standardised, large-scale tests in a sample of low…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests, Developing Nations, Visual Discrimination
Student Writing, 1980: A Description of the Writing Abilities of 9-, 13-, and 17-Year-Olds Enrolled in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools.
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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1980
A special assessment of writing skills was conducted during the 1979-80 school year for the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) by the Education Commission of the States. The purposes of the study were to examine the writing abilities of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds enrolled in the DoDDS System, and to compare their writing abilities…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Dependents Schools, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
The Evaluation of Visual Arts in a Basic Education Program.
Brigham, Donald; Sullivan, Edward A. – 1980
The goals of the visual arts program of the Attleboro (MA) public schools, its relationship with the rest of the curriculum, and a study of the effectiveness of the program in seventh grade are described. It is suggested that the visual conceptual skills that are developed through the visual arts program are essential to cognitive processes and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Testing, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education
The Implemented and Attained Mathematics Curriculum: A Comparison of Eighteen Countries. Second International Mathematics Study. Contractor's Report.
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Pelgrum, W. J.; And Others – 1986
Described are the implemented and attained mathematics curriculum of 18 countries that participated in the Second International Mathematics Study. Differences and similarities between countries, are illustrated through analysis of the data, and data are presented to indicate shortcomings in the content and outcomes of education within certain…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment
Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress, 1979-80. Science. Technical Report.
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National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. – 1981
The Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress (CAEP) is a continuing program designed to measure the efficiency of educational programs offered by public schools. During 1979-80, grades 4, 8, 11 were tested in science. The assessment goals were: to provide information on the quality of education in Connecticut; to collect and compare data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Validation of an Inventory of Classroom Management Style: Differences between Novice and Experienced Teachers.
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Martin, Nancy K.; Baldwin, Beatrice – 1993
A preliminary investigation was conducted of the construct validity of the Inventory of Classroom Management Style (ICMS), a scale to measure differences in perceptions of classroom management style. The main objective was to determine if the scale reflects differences between novice and experienced teachers. Classroom management is defined as a…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Comparative Testing