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Download full textApthorp, Helen; Klute, Mary; Petrites, Tony; Harlacher, Jason; Real, Marianne – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Prior reviews of evidence for the impact of formative assessment on student achievement suggest widely different estimates of formative assessment's effectiveness, ranging from 0.40 and 0.70 standard deviations in one review. The purpose of this study is to describe variability in the effectiveness of formative assessment for promoting student…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Classification, Intervention
Direct linkElSaheli-Elhage, Rasha; Sawilowsky, Shlomo – Cogent Education, 2016
Education is intended to provide diverse students with the skills and competencies needed to enhance their lives. This includes assessment practices that enable teachers to identify students' current level of skills, their strength and weaknesses, target instruction at student's personal level, monitor student learning and progress and plan and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Private Schools
Johnson, E.; Mellard, D. F. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2006
The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities produced this guide to assist state education agencies in working through the many issues associated with developing specific learning disability (SLD) identification policies and procedures. An introductory section describes current understanding of the issues surrounding SLD identification,…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Identification, Evaluation Methods, Summative Evaluation
Mirkin, Phyllis K.; And Others – 1980
A study was conducted to investigate teacher effectiveness when formative evaluation procedures were implemented in their learning disabilities (LD) resource programs on a regular bases. Procedures included two measurement frequencies (daily or weekly) and two means of determining when to change a student's program (decision rules or teacher…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Formative Evaluation, Learning Disabilities
Deno, Stanley L.; And Others – 1980
As a part of a project to develop formative evaluation systems for teachers to improve learning disabilities (LD) service programs in written expression, three concurrent validity studies were conducted on the relationship between performances on behavioral measures of written expression and performances on standardized achievement measures of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Formative Evaluation
Peer reviewedBoucher, C. Robin – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1982
The author describes an assessment model which applies a databased, criterion-referenced formative testing approach to define learning problems, determine teaching strategies, and evaluate progress in learning disabled students. Three case studies illustrate the procedures for implementing the approach. (SB)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
Mirkin, Phyllis K.; Deno, Stanley L. – 1979
The effects of two components of formative evaluation (frequency of measurement and data utilization) were compared to isolate formative evaluation components which teachers might routinely use to monitor achievement in learning disabled students. Fifty-two learning disabled and educable mentally retarded elementary students enrolled in regular…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Formative Evaluation
Deno, Stanley L.; And Others – 1980
Three concurrent validity studies were conducted on the relationship between performances on formative measures of spelling and performances on standardized spelling achievement measures using learning disabled (LD) and non-LD elementary students. Results of correlational analysis for four formative measures and three standardized measures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Deno, Stanley L.; And Others – 1980
Three concurrent validity studies were conducted to determine the relationship between performances on formative measures of reading and standardized achievement measures of reading. Correlational analyses for five formative measures and three standardized measures provided evidence for the validity of Words in Isolation, Words in Context, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research
Deno, Stanley L.; Mirkin, Phyllis K. – 1977
Presented is an empirically oriented, data based program modification (DBPM) manual for individualizing educational plans for any child with a learning or behavioral problem. The rationale for an empirically based program, the socio-legal context, and specific measurement and evaluation procedures (e.g. time series procedures and discrepancy…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Continuous Progress Plan, Educational Assessment
Mirkin, Phyllis K.; Deno, Stanley L. – 1980
The effects of two components of formative evaluation, frequency of measurement and use of data, were compared. Fifty-two learning disabled and educable mentally retarded students in grades 2-6, enrolled in regular class programs and receiving reading instruction in a special education resource room, were randomly assigned to either (1) a…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
