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Shapiro, Bernard J. – Highway One, 1985
Describes some forces that have shaped current attitudes toward evaluation of education, presents five guidelines to help in discussions of assessment, and charges teachers with the responsibility of making evaluation effective. (DF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Download full textCousins, J. Bradley; And Others – 1988
The legitimate uses of new instruments for the selection and appraisal of principals, factors influencing use of these instruments, and safeguards to minimize misuse are discussed. Performance appraisal systems in education have been used legitimately to ensure that principals meet minimum performance standards, and for promotion. Another valuable…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Archbald, Douglas A.; Porter, Andrew C. – 1990
The role and influence of mandated testing in educational reform are reviewed. Mandated testing refers to large-scale (districtwide or statewide) multiple-choice testing programs used for policy purposes of evaluation and accountability, which includes nationally normed standardized achievement tests and tests custom-developed to reflect state and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
Lazarus, Mitchell – 1982
In eight chapters, this document offers guidelines for school administrators on evaluating schools and school programs, based on a poll of administrators and consultants. The introduction discusses the purpose of evaluation, especially school improvement, and presents a list of evaluation standards. Chapter 1 outlines steps in evaluation planning,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
R&D Priorities for Educational Testing and Evaluation: The Testimony of the CRESST National Faculty.
Herman, Joan L., Ed. – 1989
At the 1989 meeting of the National Faculty of the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), faculty members were invited to present testimony on what they viewed as the most pressing research and policy issues in the fields of testing, evaluation, and standards. These views are expressed in this document,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Agenda Setting, Alternative Assessment
Lesgold, Alan, Ed.; Feuer, Michael J., Ed.; Black, Allison M., Ed. – 1997
These 12 conference papers offer a view of the evolving role of assessment in fostering learning and clearer signaling of individuals' skills. "Introduction" (Michael J. Feuer, Richard J. Shavelson) is followed by two papers in part I that question whether empirical evidence supports the claim of a skills mismatch in the economy: "Is There a Gap…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
