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Peer reviewedTirozzi, Gerald N.; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1985
Three statewide assessment programs in Connecticut developed in response to the State Board of Education's goals and objectives are described. These include: (1) the Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress; (2) the Educational Evaluation and Remedial Assessment Program; and (3) the Connecticut Mastery Testing Program.
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedJaeger, Richard M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1987
This article reviews developments in the field of educational measurement over the preceding 20 years, focusing on criterion-referenced measurement, item response theory, standard-setting methods, and equating methods. (TJH)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing, Equated Scores
Peer reviewedCohen, S. Alan; Hyman, Joan S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1991
This paper responds to an article that criticizes S. A. Cohen's position on the application of instructional alignment to teaching test wiseness. The value and ethics of using certain types of norm-referenced tests are criticized, based on data for the Missouri Mastery Achievement Test. (TJH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Mastery Tests, Norm Referenced Tests
