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Idaho State Board of Education, Boise. – 1977
Procedures for administering the Proficiency Testing Program, adopted by the Idaho State Department of Education, are explained in this test administration manual. The tests are described as given on a district optional basis to ninth grade students in the basic skills areas of reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics. Criterion-referenced…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
Idaho State Board of Education, Boise. – 1977
Implementation of the Proficiency Testing Program, adopted by the Idaho State Board of Education, is explained in the districts coordinator's manual. The tests are described as administered on a district optional basis to ninth grade students in the basic skills areas of reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics. Criterion referenced tests are…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
Lazarus, Mitchell – 1982
In eight chapters, this document offers guidelines for school administrators on evaluating schools and school programs, based on a poll of administrators and consultants. The introduction discusses the purpose of evaluation, especially school improvement, and presents a list of evaluation standards. Chapter 1 outlines steps in evaluation planning,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Download full textResnick, Lauren B.; Resnick, Daniel P. – 1982
The first section of this paper on educational standards considers the nature of the school curriculum as the shaper and delimiter of what is demanded of students. Debates over the desirability of a common or core curriculum for secondary schools as opposed to different programs are discussed. Demands for traditional academic disciplines and for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Core Curriculum
Kauffman, John D. – 1979
Two reports on the current status and future trends of state assessment programs are presented. Among the results summarized for 1977-1978 and also presented in chart form for the 41 states which administer testing programs are: 19 programs are mandated by state legislatures; 22 programs test all students in the grades or ages assessed;…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Educational Trends
Fishbein, Ronald L.; Wilmer, Mary Ann – 1979
The differences between Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I program evaluation and minimum competency testing (MCT) are compared. Title I programs are characterized as follows: the objective is to supplement school experiences for economically educational programs emphasize reading and mathematics; supplementary instruction is provided by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Differences
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School and government officials, system administrators and other policymakers offer a variety of reasons for engaging in high stakes testing: to monitor student performance, to measure teacher and/or school effectiveness, to ensure accountability, etc. Some of these reasons are good; others not. But the best reason--one that is never offered,…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, High Stakes Tests, Role of Education, Educational Assessment
