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Brown, Brentt; Vargo, Merrill – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2014
California has embarked on a major new wave of curriculum reform with the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the new English Language Development (ELD) standards, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The adoption of the CCSS builds a legacy of standards-based education reform in California that began with the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Program Implementation, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
Bovaird, James A., Ed.; Geisinger, Kurt F., Ed.; Buckendahl, Chad W., Ed. – APA Books, 2011
Educational assessment and, more broadly, educational research in the United States have entered into an era characterized by a dramatic increase in the prevalence and importance of test score use in accountability systems. This volume covers a selection of contemporary issues about testing science and practice that impact the nation's public…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Test Use, Student Placement, Educational Research
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 2002
This guide explains the results and other information contained in the "Test Item Analysis Report," the "Test Item Report Summary," the "School Report," and the "District Report" for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests of spring 2002.The report contains these sections: (1)…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, State Programs
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 2002
This report shares with educators and the public all of the test items on which spring 2002 student results from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) are based. The release of these items provides information on the kinds of knowledge and skills students are expected to demonstrate on the MCAS tests. Local educators are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Test Items
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 1999
Nevada statutes and administrative regulations specifically prohibit the disclosure of the content of examinations used in the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program. This document focuses on procedures to insure examination security. The state's test security requirements are outlined. Other sections deal with access to and copying of examination…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Testing Problems
Gifford, Charles S. – Executive Educator, 1985
Administrators can improve the test scores at their schools by working with teachers so that they understand the purpose of the testing and by developing a plan for communicating with parents and the community about the testing program. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Scores, Standardized Tests
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 2001
This overview of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests is designed to help schools implement the Massachusetts"Curriculum Frameworks." For this fourth administration of the MCAS tests in 2001, the design of the tests remains essentially the same, but there are some changes highlighted in this overview. The first…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 2000
This reference guide is designed to give educators and other interested persons a better understanding of the information contained in the score reports from the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, the key measuring stick of the state's school improvement strategy. To do this, the guide is organized around the four basic form types used in…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Test Interpretation
Elford, George – Momentum, 1989
Discusses the features of the National Catholic Educational Association's newest instruments for assessing students' faith, attitudes about religious and social questions, and religious practice. Describes the 1989 administration of the Assessment of Catholic Religious Education multi-level instruments. (DMM)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Educational Assessment
Austin Independent School District, TX. – 1983
This report contains tables of District summary data for the achievement tests administered in the spring of the 1982-83 school year to all Austin Independent School District students in grades K-12. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) were administered in grades K-8, the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP) were administered in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 2002
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires state programs to adopt standards for all children, including those with disabilities, in state and district-wide assessments with the provision of appropriate and necessary accommodations. For students who cannot participate in state and district-wide assessments, the law requires that…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education
Joyner, Jeane; Williamson, Jan; McMunn, Nancy – 1999
This study guide is designed to help teachers understand the role assessment plays in helping students learn and to help teachers improve their own assessment capacities. The guide contains assigned readings, discussion questions, activities, checks for understanding, and reflections for learners using the "Classroom Assessment: Linking…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
North, Joe – School Guidance Worker, 1980
A good testing program handbook is a must for any school system if it expects its testing to be carried out by numerous people in different schools, in a uniform, systematic, and efficient manner. Not only does such a publication add structure, but it demonstrates a professional approach toward educational testing. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Guides
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch. – 2002
This guide contains materials to help Delaware educators understand and use the reports from the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP). The tests of the DSTP are tied to the Delaware content standards that define the knowledge and skills required for Delaware students to succeed beyond high school. In spring 2002, the annual administration of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Scores, State Programs, Teachers
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch. – 2000
This guide contains materials to help teachers understand and use the reports from the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP). In spring 1998, the Department of Education, in conjunction with Harcourt Educational Measurement, began its annual administration of the DSTP reading, writing, and mathematics tests for students in grades 3, 5, 8, and 10…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Scores, State Programs, Teachers