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Abbott, Judith A. – 1986
A summary is provided of the 1985-86 goals and accomplishments of Maricopa County Community College District's (MCCCD's) Student Assessment Pilot Project, which was conducted to develop a districtwide database of quantitative and qualitative information upon which decisions about policies, programs, and procedures related to assessment,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Counseling, Educational Testing, Experimental Programs
McGuigan, Corrine A. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1982
Philosophical, technical, and practical considerations in selecting and evaluating educational tests for exceptional children are discussed. The following major technical considerations are addressed: validity, reliability, sensitivity, appropriateness, objectivity, and feasibility. (SEW)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Office of Adult Basic Education. – 1973
The document is a handbook, designed to assist directors, teachers, and counselors in adult basic education (ABE) and high school equivalency programs to plan an overall testing program by offering how-to-do-it ideas in layman terms. It was developed by a group of experienced ABE practitioners to improve testing efforts in adult education programs…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Brown, Mark E.; Zirkel, Perry A. – 1977
This paper offers a two-step review to be used in designing dominance assessment plans and in determining appropriate instrumentation. The first step provides a classification system of dominance instruments according to testing specificity and strategy. The second step suggests criteria by which such instruments can be evaluated and selected.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages)