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Kimbel, Tyler; Clemens, Elysia V. – Professional School Counseling, 2015
The School Counseling Program Report Card--Student Version is a program evaluation tool designed to capture high school student perceptions of school counseling services. This article describes the initial instrument development process. Exploratory factor analysis (N = 305) yielded a 22-item instrument with three subscales that mirror the ASCA…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Program Development, Program Validation, Counseling Services
Stone, Elizabeth; Davey, Tim – Educational Testing Service, 2011
There has been an increased interest in developing computer-adaptive testing (CAT) and multistage assessments for K-12 accountability assessments. The move to adaptive testing has been met with some resistance by those in the field of special education who express concern about routing of students with divergent profiles (e.g., some students with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adaptive Testing, Accountability, Computer Assisted Testing
Perie, Marianne, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
For lower-achieving students with disabilities, effective and appropriate alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) can open the door to greater expectations and opportunities. State policymakers have the option of providing certain students who have disabilities with AA-MAS aligned with grade-level content--and now…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Low Achievement, Disabilities, Academic Standards
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Turner, Steven L. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2009
Over the last decade, high-stakes test preparation has crept into the inventory of developmentally responsive middle level instructional practices. Amid calls for increased accountability and more rigorous curriculum and academic standards, the middle school movement now finds itself in a spotlight of intense scrutiny. This article examines the…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, High Stakes Tests, Academic Standards, Accountability
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Keating, Xiaofen Deng – Quest, 2003
This paper aims to examine current nationwide youth fitness test programs, address problems embedded in the programs, and possible solutions. The current Fitnessgram, President's Challenge, and YMCA youth fitness test programs were selected to represent nationwide youth fitness test programs. Sponsors of the nationwide youth fitness test programs…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Test Items, Physical Fitness, Youth Programs