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Peer reviewedWoestman, Kelly A. – History Microcomputer Review, 1995
Reviews three software programs produced by textbook publishers that allow teachers to create tests specifically correlated to those texts. Evaluates Norton Testmaker, Diploma IV, and Testmaster according to user-friendliness, editing capability, and variety of test formats. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Enrichment
Download full textYakimowski, Mary; And Others – 1996
The goal of this paper, and the symposium it represents, is to provide an examination of the perspectives of district personnel from four diverse states. The papers present the current status of legislated student assessment programs in California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Illinois. Similarities and differences in implementation methodology are…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Federal Legislation
Kolls, Mardel R.; And Others – 1994
Trends in performance assessments across the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Illinois were explored through the development, administration, and analysis of an interstate survey. These four states were selected to represent the diversity of state-mandated testing programs relative to emphasis placed on performance assessment.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1984
The 8th Grade Test (1984) of the Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress includes 22 reading items, 39 geometry items, 41 science items, a 27-item student questionnaire regarding science opinions, and 46 mathematics items. The test booklet only is included here. (PN)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Geometry, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Muthen, Bengt – 1988
This paper discusses new psychometric analyses that improve capabilities for relating performance on achievement test items to instruction received by examinees. The modeling discussion is closely tied to data for eighth graders in the United States provided by the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS), comprising not only responses to a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 8
Moreland, Kevin L.; And Others – 1986
Three papers are included in this document. The first, "An Introduction to the Problem of Test User Qualifications," by Kevin L. Moreland, is a short history of the American Psychological Association (APA)/American Educational Research Association (AERA)/National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Working Group on Test User…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Ethics, Evaluation Methods, Models
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
This pilot test for ninth grade mathematics is written in both French and English. The test consists of 75 multiple-choice items. Students are given 90 minutes to complete the examination and the use of a calculator is highly recommended. The test content covers a wide range of mathematical topics including: decimals; exponents; arithmetic word…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
This achievement test for ninth grade mathematics is written in both French and English. The test consists of 75 multiple-choice items. Students are given 90 minutes to complete the examination, with the use of calculators permitted. The test content covers a wide range of mathematical content including: positive and negative exponents; word…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
Swinton, Spencer S.; Powers, Donald E. – 1985
The study reported here was intended to "round out" the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Board's continuing study of special test preparation for the GRE General Test by providing information that was previously unavailable on the effects of one kind of special test preparation--self-test-familiarization for the verbal and quantitative…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Independent Study, Mathematics Tests
Poggio, John P. – 1984
Kansas law requires setting passing scores for the reading and mathematics competency test for 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, and 11th grade students, administered annually since April of 1980. New objective-referenced tests are prepared each year. Both judgmental (Angoff, Ebel, and Nedelsky) methods and empirical (contrasting groups and borderline) methods…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Laub, Karen W.; And Others – 1978
In order to comply with Public Law 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act, procedures for planning and conducting screening (identification) and assessment of preschool handicapped children in rural areas were developed. Screening was accomplished by public awareness campaigns, health screening, or school census analysis. In the HICOMP…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmental Disabilities, Guides, Handicap Identification
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services. – 2000
Beginning in 1999, all of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) had to be aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards. This handbook describes the PSSA reading assessment. It contains samples and instructions for developing assessment items for grades 5, 8, and 11. Although designed for teachers, the Handbook is meant to be a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedMarso, Ronald N.; Pigge, Fred L. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1997
In 97 Ohio school districts, 484 teachers and administrators rated their school's standardized testing practices as average or above, compared to school performance in other areas. Highest rated testing practices were related to test quality, pupil records, and understandable scores and reports; lowest rated practice was use of test results to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Practices, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Martin, Larry G. – 1992
In 1987, General Educational Development (GED) test passing score requirements were raised in Wisconsin. To study the effect, data were gathered from samples of 480 examinees each for 1986 and 1989 through site visits and follow-up surveys mailed to 900 of the 960 in the samples. Responses were received from 206 persons (37 percent). Chi-square…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Level, High School Equivalency Programs, State Standards
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to sixth-grade students on the MPT are included. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
