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Gokturk, Nazlinur – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
The number of public school students who are English learners (ELs) has been increasing steadily in the United States. According to a report by Snyder, de Brey, and Dillow (2016), in the 2014-2015 school year, nearly 4.6 million students enrolled in Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) in U.S. schools were English learners, representing…
Descriptors: Public Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Sanders, Sara – National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC), 2019
This guide is designed to assist States, agencies, and/or facilities who work with youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk (N or D). The information in the guide will benefit those who are (a) interested in implementing pre-posttests, (b) in the process of identifying an appropriate pre-posttest, or (c) ready to evaluate current testing…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Delinquency, Pretests Posttests, Testing
Parsi, Ace; Darling-Hammond, Linda – National Association of State Boards of Education, 2015
Employers, postsecondary institutions, and civic leaders are urging greater focus on 21st century skills essential for college, career, and civic success: problem solving, interpersonal skills, and collaboration, among others. In response to these demands, states across the country are working to realign policies--on learning standards,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, State Policy, Performance Based Assessment, Sustainability

Scholwinski, Ed.; Reynolds, Cecil R. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1985
Responses of 584 high IQ children to the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale were submitted to a factor analysis. The five factors that emerged were highly similar to factors found with the normative sample. Reliability estimates for each age group on three subscales of anxiety and for the total scale support its clinical and research use.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Test Reliability

Stephens, M. Irene; Montgomery, Allen A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1985
Six recently published language tests are examined in terms of theoretical models, choice of subtests, test format, reliability, norming population, and reporting scores. The tests are the Screening Test of Adolescent Language, the Word Test, the Test of Language Development-Intermediate, the Fullerton Language Tests for Adolescents, Clinical…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Handicaps, Scoring, Standardized Tests
Schipull, Douglas W.; Reeves, Carolyn K.; Kazelskis, Richard – Research in the Schools, 1995
Ten dimensions of teacher concern were identified through a factor analysis of 568 inservice teachers' responses to the Teacher Concerns Checklist. Studies of test-retest and alpha coefficient reliability and concurrent validity of these dimensions supported their use in research on teacher concerns. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis, Questionnaires, Teacher Attitudes

Ysseldyke, James E. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1985
Reviews the behaviors sampled, test administration, scoring, norms, reliability, and validity of the Basic Achievement Skills Individual Screener (BASIS), an individually administered test that measures skill development in reading, mathematics, spelling, and writing. (BL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Scoring

Davenport, Betty M. – Reading Horizons, 1986
Offers a case study of how one teacher used readability formulas to select the most appropriate materials for her students. Presents 10 suggestions that the teacher followed to avoid being tyrannized by the formulas. (FL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Diagnosis

Holloway, John H. – Educational Leadership, 2001
When used appropriately, standardized assessments can assist education reform by tracking individual or group progress and achievement levels and indicating college readiness. Credibility and validity can be improved by preventing student exclusions, using multiple indicators, stressing year-to-year performance, monitoring consequences, and…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests
Smith, Douglas K.; And Others – 1994
This study examined the relationship between scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III (WISC-III) and the older Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). School psychologists in Wisconsin were asked to provide data on 300 special education re-evaluations completed during the 1992-93 academic year. Pearson product…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Psychometrics

Carver, Ronald P. – Journal of Reading, 1985
Argues that the Degrees of Reading Power test is not a valid tool for its main purpose, matching students to appropriate texts, because the test's units of text difficulty are not uniformly comparable to the test's units used to reflect a reader's ability. (HOD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Ability

Haney, Walt; Fowler, Clarke; Wheelock, Anne; Bebell, Damian; Malec, Nicole – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
Using data from state and academic reports, an independent committee of researchers has evaluated the Massachusetts Teacher Tests. Scores are found to be highly unreliable, and the tests are found to contain questionable content. Suspending use of the tests is recommended. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Teacher Evaluation

Wainer, Howard – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
The critique of the Massachusetts Teacher Tests by W. Haney and others points out some flaws in the tests but ignores the fact that the tests provide some useful information to guide teacher selection decisions. Calls for additional study of these teacher evaluation instruments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Teacher Evaluation
Martin, Dawn Vincent – 1987
A brief overview is presented of the current status of mandatory testing in the United States, and of some of the problems involved. While the testing of teacher candidates is generally approved, both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association oppose the testing of veteran teachers. It is suggested that leadership…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests
Baker, Eva L. – 1982
This booklet is intended to help school personnel, parents, students, and members of the community understand concepts and research relating to achievement testing in public schools. The paper's sections include: (1) test use with direct effects on students (test of certification, selection, and placement); (2) test use with indirect effects on…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Glossaries