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Download full textRussell, Michael – 2000
This paper addresses problems with performance on open-ended (i.e., not multiple choice) test questions administered on paper for students accustomed to writing with computers. The first section summarizes the results of three studies that examined differences between computer and paper-and-pencil test results. The second section identifies three…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1980
During the 1979-80 school year, California public school students in grades 3, 6 and 12 were tested in the basic skills of reading, written expression, and mathematics. Complete statewide results of this California Assessment Program (CAP) are presented, including the following features that have become standard: (1) detailed findings including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Maine Assessment of Educational Progress, Report 2. Results Report 1: Citizenship and Writing, 1972.
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. – 1972
The purpose of the Maine Assessment of Educational Progress (MAEP) in 1972 was to complete the first phase of a 10-year comprehensive needs assessment program involving students in public and non-public schools of the state. The total program is designed to provide specific information about knowledge, skills, understandings, and attitudes in 10…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. – 1971
This report is comprised of two reports: the Final Audit Report of the Hawaii English Project, submitted by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, and the main report, the Hawaii English Program Project End Evaluation Report by the Hawaii English Project Staff. The Audit Report is limited to a review of data reduction, analysis, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary School Curriculum
Koffler, Stephen L. – 1984
This research examined the results from direct and indirect writing assessments to determine the most effective method of discrimination. The New Jersey State Department of Education developed a test for ninth-grade students which was designed to measure the ability to apply writing mechanics to written text and to communicate effectively in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods, Graduation Requirements
PDF pending restorationCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1975
During the 1974-75 school year, all second and third grade pupils in California were tested in reading achievement, and all pupils in grades 6 and 12 were tested in the basic skills of reading, written expression, and mathematics. The Reading Test: Second and Third Grades was the instrument used to assess reading achievement; it was developed…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Basic Skills, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis
