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Geisinger, Kurt F. – International Journal of Testing, 2012
This article sets the stage for the description of a variety of approaches to test reviewing worldwide. It describes the importance of test reviewing as a protection of the public and of society and also the benefits of this activity for test users, who must choose measures to use in particular situations with particular clients at a particular…
Descriptors: Test Reviews, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Criteria, Global Approach
Cabrera, Nolan L.; Cabrera, George A. – Educational Horizons, 2011
Just like all the high-stakes tests that determine students' futures nowadays, The Chorizo Test is a standardized test rooted in the culture of the test makers. It was originally created to be used with students in teacher training programs to sensitize them to the pitfalls inherent in standardized pencil-and-paper tests, such as linguistic bias…
Descriptors: Test Use, Standardized Tests, Social Sciences, High Stakes Tests
Roeber, Edward D. – 1996
This paper is based on guidelines developed in 1989 for training workshops for state and local educators to demonstrate the processes by which performance assessments could be created, validated, and used in statewide assessment programs. These guidelines are based on work with the National Assessment of Educational Progress and several statewide…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Sampling, Scoring
MUNFORD, DAVID C. – 1964
THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION'S "COOPERATIVE CLASSROOM PROFICIENCY TESTS" WERE USED IN THE CONDUCT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN LANGUAGE HONORS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDIANA. THESE TESTS WERE USED IN (1) DETERMINING THE LANGUAGE LEARNING SITUATION IN THE STATE, (2) SELECTING THE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE STUDENTS FOR THE HONORS…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, High School Students, Honors Curriculum, Language Skills
Arter, Judith A. – 1982
Specific recommendations are made concerning the circumstances under which the benefits of out-of-level testing outweigh the problems associated with it. Topics explored are: various methods for deciding when a set of test scores is invalid and the utility of these methods for local evaluators, the accuracy of vertical scaling, and the usefulness…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Evaluation Methods, Local Norms, Scores
Interwest Applied Research, Inc., Portland, OR. – 1984
The Alaska Statewide Assessment Test is administered to fourth and eighth graders every two years in reading and mathematics. Assessment Report 7 describes how the assessment process works, analyzing results, test content, results for 1983, and statewide average scores. A question-answer format is used to discuss the following: (1) Was students'…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4, Grade 8
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau, Office of Education, Assessment and Research. – 1985
The Alaska Statewide Assessment Test (ASAT) in reading and math is administered to fourth and eighth graders every two years. This document contains three separate assessment reports generally titled "An Update on the Alaska Statewide Testing Program." Assessment Report 8, "The Interpretive Panels Look at Results," lists…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4, Grade 8
Haney, Walt – 1982
A needs assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is presented. It deals with cost, design and technical issues, and utility. Suggestions include cost reduction via assessment schedule cutbacks and re-use of released NAEP exercises; and a shift from federal to private funding by selling NAEP exercises with interpretative…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1978
The speeches presented at the second national conference on testing deal with models for program evaluation, reporting of test results, minimum competency programs, and the role of state and federal government in educational testing. Various approaches to program evaluation, and its relationship to testing are described by Michael Scriven, Lee J.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Federal Regulation
The 3rd National Assessment of Reading and Literature Versus Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Testing.
Petrosky, Anthony R. – 1978
In discussing the third national assessment of reading and literature, four major points can be made. First, norm-referenced tests and criterion-referenced tests ignore serious ethical and measurement problems, namely, we don't know enough about individual differences to do such testing and the outcome, social class tracking, is ethically…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods

Shepard, Lorrie A. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
Results of a 1987 report indicating that elementary students of all states were above the national average are assessed. Issues addressed include teaching for standardized tests, the effect of teaching on national norms, and alternatives available to protect the integrity of instruction and the validity of normed test scores. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Norms

Phillips, Gary W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
In 1987, a survey report by J. Cannell was published criticizing state reports based on national standardized testing of elementary school students that indicated that all 50 states were above the national average. This phenomenon--known as the "Lake Wobegon Effect"--is analyzed. Technical problems with the study are considered. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Norms
Hiscox, Michael D.; And Others – 1983
A series of reports informs educators and parents about the Alaska Statewide Assessment, a program designed to measure student performance in mathematics and reading. The first report covers the 1981 assessment, proposed planning and changes in the program for 1983, evaluation plans, and test scores. Report 2 describes the progress of score…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4
Hathaway, Walter E. – 1975
The Portland Board of Education had requested that the Oregon Central Evaluation Department provide student achievement data so as to allow comparisons with other school districts by reporting national grade level equivalent (GLE) scores on standardized tests of reading and mathematics for grades 4 and 8. For years, the position of most research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1977
The problems associated with standardized testing are illustrated in this collection of articles. Alternatives to current practices and strategies for change are suggested. The contributors discuss the roles and responsibilities of groups concerned with student evaluation systems, the testing of minority group and non-English-speaking students,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Change Strategies, Criterion Referenced Tests
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