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Testing Achievement in Basic Skills. Volume I: Executive Summary and Research Reports. Final Report.
Singer, Harry; And Others – 1982
This comprehensive evaluation of basic skills testing in California's elementary and secondary schools is divided into an executive summary and a collection of research reports. The summary evaluates current testing conducted by the state, school districts, and classroom teachers; describes experimental studies on new ways of testing and reporting…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Research
Brown, Kenneth L.; And Others – 1979
The first of two related documents, this volume reviews the state of the art of assessment in speaking and listening and recommends guidelines for evaluation and development of testing instruments. The first chapter recommends criteria for evaluating assessment instruments and practices; the second chapter reviews 71 published and unpublished…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills, Mastery Tests
Brown, Kenneth L.; And Others – 1979
The second of two related documents, this volume consists of four appendixes of data referred to in the first volume. Appendix A makes up the major portion of the report and contains abstracts and ratings of 71 test instruments categorized by skill area and educational level. Appendix B contains the results of the 1978-79 survey of the status of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bibliographies, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills
Download full textMassachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1989
The Massachusetts Basic Skills Testing Program, mandated by Chapter 188 of the Acts of 1985, seeks to identify students who have not mastered basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Because the Massachusetts Department of Education does not mandate any post-test action, it has not been possible to prescribe any method of providing help…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Boylan, Hunter R., Ed.; Kerstiens, Gene, Ed. – Research in Developmental Education, 1989
These four serial issues examine the effectiveness and appropriateness of a variety of assessment tests as well as their relationship to developmental education. Included are reviews of the following tests: (1) the Comparative Guidance and Placement Program, a self-scoring test of English and mathematics; (2) the Stanford Achievement Test, an…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
Singer, Harry; And Others – 1983
Intended both to evaluate the California testing program's success in assessing student achievement in the basic skills and to suggest possible improvements in the program, this report includes an executive summary evaluating current testing procedures, describing experimental studies on new ways of testing and reporting testing information, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests
Wahlstrom, Merlin W.; And Others – 1977
Evaluation instruments and current practices used in measuring achievement in Ontario, Canada elementary schools were examined. An analytical review of currently available achievement measures was made in relation to the objectives of "The Formative Years", a circular issued on the Ontario Minestry on Education. Results of item analyses…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Case Studies
