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Popham, W. James – 1978
Guidelines for setting performance standards for minimum competency testing are suggested. Because qualitative judgments are involved, certain options should be considered, such as periodic reviews and necessary revisions of standards; use of experience-based rather than arbitrary standards; and thorough consideration of standards, even if the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Cutting Scores
Peer reviewedColeman, Arthur L. – Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law, 1998
Tests should be used by educators to help students of different backgrounds and abilities achieve their full potential. The goals of guaranteeing excellence via promotion of high academic standards and ensuring equal educational opportunities are inseparable, mutually dependent goals. State reform efforts and fairness issues are examined. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Due Process, Educational Change
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education. – 1992
The Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor met to consider the recommendations of the National Council on Education Standards and Testing. The report recommends the establishment of national education standards, a national system of assessments, and the establishment of a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
PDF pending restorationGlass, Gene V. – 1977
The logical and psychological bases for setting cutting scores for criterion-referenced tests are examined; they are found to be intrinsically arbitrary and are often examples of misdirected precision and axiomatization. The term, criterion referenced, originally referred to a technique for making test scores meaningful by controlling the test…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1987
Nine papers were presented at the 1986 Educational Testing Service Invitational Conference on outcomes assessment in higher education. The Award for Distinguished Service to Measurement was awarded to Frederic Kuder for development of the Kuder-Richardson 20 and KR-21 formulas for test reliability, the Kuder Preference Record, and the Kuder…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), College Students
Koretz, Daniel M.; And Others – 1992
In January 1992, the National Council on Education Standards and Testing (NCEST) issued a report "Raising Standards for American Education," which called for the establishment of a national system of educational standards and assessments as a basis for comprehensive reform of U.S. education. This statement is a facsimile of the written…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
