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Download full textMusen, Lindsey – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University (NJ1), 2010
In "Beyond Test Scores: Leading Indicators for Education," Foley and colleagues (2008) define leading indicators as those that "provide early signals of progress toward academic achievement" (p. 1) and stress that educators "need leading indicators to help them see the direction their efforts are going in and to take…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Reading Achievement, Direct Instruction, Educational Indicators
Mitchell, Stephanie – 1988
Revised procedures of the Portland Achievement Levels Tests (PALT) for grade 3 and teacher and test coordinator perceptions of the revised testing program are summarized. The revised program included changes in the PALT and locator test, the answer sheet, and practice test, and a new teacher's manual and wall charts. An evaluation collected…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Answer Sheets, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1990
This special report on the assessment of French immersion students in Alberta focuses on critical issues and methodological problems with testing methods. After an introduction, the second section gives an overview of these issues and problems. Issues discussed include the following: whether students instructed in French immersion programs should…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Elementary Education, English
Rafferty, Eileen A. – 1993
Maryland, the first state to mandate performance assessments for its elementary school students, administers the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program as a week-long series of activities measuring reading, writing, language in use, science, and social studies for students in grades 3, 5, and 8. Open-ended questions are built around…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Public Schools. – 1976
Florida's Statewide Assessment Program of the State Department of Education has been involved in a major effort to develop adequate strategies for releasing and publishing assessment scores for schools. One dimension of this effort has been the development of predicted or "adjusted" scores. These scores compare a school to other similar…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
PDF pending restorationFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Public Schools. – 1977
The Statewide Assessment Program of the Florida State Department of Education is responsible for measuring student achievement and disseminating the assessment results. One dimension of this effort has been the development of predicted or adjusted school scores. These scores are based on several factors which are related to achievement. Among…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
