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Phelps, Richard P. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2000
Compiled information from 31 countries to study trends in large-scale testing. Shows a clear trend toward adding, not dropping, testing programs. Twenty-seven countries show a net increase in testing, while only three show a decrease. Fifty-nine testing programs have been added; only four have been dropped. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, International Education, International Studies
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Mehrens, William A.; Kaminski, John – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1989
The increased use of test scores as a measure of school quality is discussed. Legitimate and illegitimate practices of test preparation are considered. Some commercial test preparation programs are reviewed, with some conclusions about their effectiveness and desirability. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
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Cross, Lawrence H. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1985
Before using the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) for teacher certification, states are required to conduct a state-wide validity study. This paper describes approaches used in 35 studies for 18 states to establish (NTE) content validity through curriculum and job relatedness and to establish minimum performance standards. (BS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standard Setting (Scoring), Standardized Tests
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Rudman, Herbert C. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
Differences between national testing as discussed in the most recent report of the National Council on Education, Standards, and Testing, and by the Office of Technology Assessment are reviewed. National testing is not new, but the political use of nationally standardized achievement tests is a recent and dangerous trend. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, National Competency Tests
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Willis, John A. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
The Learning Outcome Testing Program of the West Virginia Department of Education is designed to provide public school teachers/administrators with test questions matching learning outcomes. The approach, software selection, results of pilot tests with teachers in 13 sites, and development of test items for item banks are described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education
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Miller, M. David; Legg, Sue M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
Implications of using alternative assessments for accountability in a high-stakes testing environment (using tests to make impact decisions for students, schools, or teachers) are examined. The psychometric properties of standardized alternative assessments are discussed, and the consequences of their use are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
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Shepard, Lorrie A. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
Results of a 1987 report indicating that elementary students of all states were above the national average are assessed. Issues addressed include teaching for standardized tests, the effect of teaching on national norms, and alternatives available to protect the integrity of instruction and the validity of normed test scores. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Norms
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Lam, Tony C. M.; Gordon, Wayne I. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1992
Findings from a state survey about practices in testing students of limited English proficiency (LEP) confirm a general lack of policies and guidelines relating to the standardized achievement testing of LEP students. Concern for LEP students in testing may reflect a general interest in bilingual education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Role, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy
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Phillips, Gary W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
In 1987, a survey report by J. Cannell was published criticizing state reports based on national standardized testing of elementary school students that indicated that all 50 states were above the national average. This phenomenon--known as the "Lake Wobegon Effect"--is analyzed. Technical problems with the study are considered. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Norms
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Nuttall, Desmond L.; Stobart, Gordon – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
National curriculum assessment in England and Wales is explored, focusing on its troubled implementation. The work of the Task Group on Assessment and Testing and teacher resistance to the mandated testing are discussed. Experiences in England and Wales provide insight into what can be expected in a national assessment system. (SLD)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational History
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Coffman, William E. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
Although it is true that today's education needs improvement, schools today are not all bad. The opinions of the following five experts, whose views are worth hearing are introduced: (1) Thomas Hopkins; (2) Ralph Tyler; (3) E. F. Lindquist; (4) Walter Cook; and (5) Harold Benjamin. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
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Nolen, Susan Bobbitt; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1992
Arizona teachers and administrators (n=2,444) were surveyed to determine (1) use of standardized test scores; (2) teachers' perceptions of others' use of scores; (3) how schools prepare students to take tests; (4) conditions under which tests are given; and (5) views of current testing program effects. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Elementary School Teachers