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Hinkle, Andrew R.; Goldstone, Linda; Ressa, Virginia A.; Lazarus, Sheryl S. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2022
This article provides a short overview of how to communicate about the purposes of educational assessments. The authors address the assessments that may be required at the state or district level, including summative assessments, interim assessments, and formative assessment practices. The article describes the needs of various audiences and the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Summative Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Wylie, E. Caroline – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
The "Winsight"â„¢Assessment System integrates summative, interim (including both benchmark assessments and testlets), and formative assessment components initially focused on mathematics and English language arts (ELA) in Grades 3-8 and high school.This report provides a preliminary theory of action for the Winsight Assessment System. A…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Summative Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
Northwest Evaluation Association, 2012
This report highlights the perceptions of parents, whose opinions are rarely sought and whose voices tend to be lost in decisions about how assessments are developed, administered and used. Parents are key consumers of assessment information--and, as taxpayers, they pay for assessments. Classroom teachers and district administrators have the most…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Flagg, Barbara N. – 1990
This paper describes the role of formative evaluation in the development of a museum videodisk project entitled "Earth Over Time," which was sponsored by 15 museums of the Interactive Video Science Consortium. Targeted for 10- to 12-year-old children who have come to the museum with their parents, this earth science videodisk covers…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Earth Science, Evaluation Methods, Exhibits
Barnow, Burt S.; Stapleton, David C. – 1997
Noting the paucity of information on the effectiveness of the growing numbers of programs promoting responsible fatherhood, this report examines the evaluability of responsible fatherhood programs. The report provides policymakers with an evaluation design for use with a variety of responsible fatherhood programs, and gives direction to…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
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Lobosco, Anna F.; Newman, Dianna L. – Evaluation Review, 1992
Effects of variations of program evaluation purpose and methodology on decision-making information needs of various stakeholders were examined with 475 participants in planning for early childhood special education (223 administrators, 140 service personnel, and 112 parents). A program evaluation's purpose and methodology differentially affect…
Descriptors: Administrators, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning