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Yetter, Ibrahim H.; Livengood, Kimberly K.; Smith, Walter S. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2017
This study of science standards of all 50 states and 1958 American early adolescents asked whether there is agreement among states about a science topic, lunar phases, that appears in all recent national standards documents, is of cultural significance, and has been widely studied for misconceptions held by children and adults. Secondly, we asked…
Descriptors: State Standards, Science Instruction, Astronomy, Misconceptions
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Gehsmann, Kristin; Spichtig, Alexandra; Tousley, Elias – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2017
Assessments of developmental spelling, also called spelling inventories, are commonly used to understand students' orthographic knowledge (i.e., knowledge of how written words work) and to determine their stages of spelling and reading development. The information generated by these assessments is used to inform teachers' grouping practices and…
Descriptors: Spelling, Computer Assisted Testing, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Teaching Methods
Thissen, David; Norton, Scott – American Institutes for Research, 2013
Development of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and the creation of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), changes the pattern of accountability testing. These changes raise the question: "How should NAEP's validity and utility be…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Psychometrics, State Standards, Academic Standards