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Narathakoon, Arthitaya; Sapsirin, Sutthirak; Subphadoongchone, Pramarn – International Journal of Instruction, 2020
The purpose of the present study is to investigate 1) the teachers' beliefs about classroom assessment in English, 2) their actual classroom practices, and 3) the extent to which their beliefs are congruent with their actual assessment practices. The participants were grade-6 English teachers in a school district from the northeastern part of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
Yen, Shu Jing; Ochieng, Charles; Michaels, Hillary; Friedman, Greg – Online Submission, 2005
Year-to-year rater variation may result in constructed response (CR) parameter changes, making CR items inappropriate to use in anchor sets for linking or equating. This study demonstrates how rater severity affected the writing and reading scores. Rater adjustments were made to statewide results using an item response theory (IRT) methodology…
Descriptors: Test Items, Writing Tests, Reading Tests, Measures (Individuals)
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North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Research. – 1986
This report describes the North Carolina Annual Testing Programs writing task which was administered in 1985-86. Grade six students were tested on their ability to write a clarification composition; while grade 8 students were evaluated on their skills in writing a persuasive composition. The timed composition (50 minutes) was scored by two…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Elementary Education
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
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
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Florida 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