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Download full textKearney, C. Philip – 1986
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has the potential to become a national data system and to meet the rapidly expanding needs for educational information. Historically, NAEP has had the objectives of providing relevant information for federal, state, and local policymakers; establishing a research database; and monitoring…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
Information was sought about three main issues related to voluntary national tests for fourth-grade reading and eighth-grade mathematics: (1) the relationship between the National Assessment Governing Board and the U.S. Department of Education; (2) costs of developing the national voluntary tests and procedures for hiring contractors; and (3)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Costs, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA. – 1972
This final report on the Preliminary Evaluation of Planned Variation in Head Start According to Follow Through Approaches is a detailed account of the field testing and implementation activities performed during the 1969-1972 period, with emphasis on the second and third years. The sections of the report are as follows: I. Introduction; II.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Haertel, Edward H. – 1986
It has been recommended that the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) specify comprehensive exercise domains to measure academic achievement, and provide a national item pool to measure the objectives in these domains. These domain specifications and item pools would serve to satisfy the increasing demand for valid, accurate, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Califano, Joseph A., Jr. – 1977
Recognizing the lack of public confidence in the schools, public officials and educators should discuss the proper use and limitations of competency testing and the implementation of national tests. Competency tests should be used for diagnosis, for certifying that students possess basic skills, and for public awareness. They should not be the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Quality
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1992
This report is aimed at helping Congress better understand the functions, history, capabilities, limitations, uses, and misues of educational tests; learn more about the promises and pitfalls of new assessment methods and technologies; and identify and weigh policy options affecting educational policy. To prepare this report, the Office of…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Policy
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1993
The experience of the Canadian provinces with large-scale testing programs is reviewed to suggest answers to questions currently discussed in the United States regarding the proposed national system of achievement testing. In the Canadian provinces, tests are linked to provincial curricula. Standards and assessments are not set by experts with no…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
