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Interpreting Test Scores: More Complicated than You Think

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Tully, Susannah – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008

As more colleges move to "test optional" admissions policies, the debate over the utility and interpretation of standardized-test scores continues. In this article, the author interviews Daniel Koretz, a professor of education at Harvard University and author of "Measuring Up: What Educational Testing Really Tells Us". Koretz…

Descriptors: Higher Education, State Programs, Educational Testing, Standardized Tests

The Why, What, and Who of Assessment: The State Perspective.

McMahon, Eleanor M. – 1986

The role of the state government in higher education assessment is clearly expanding as both the state's interest and investment in higher education grows. Currently, patterns of state involvement vary widely--from indirect incentive programs to direct legislation or regulatory action. Institutional assessment and the resulting reform must be…

Descriptors: College Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Government Role

Assessment and Outcomes Measurement--A View from the States: Highlights of a New ECS Survey and Individual State Profiles. ECS Working Papers, PS-87-1.

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Boyer, Carol M.; And Others – AAHE Bulletin, 1987

Results of a 50-state survey of statewide or systemwide approaches to assessment and outcomes measurement in postsecondary education are presented. Respondents were members of the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) organization. The January-February 1987 survey of SHEEO academic and executive officers indicated that two-thirds of…

Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Government School Relationship

A Generation of Failure: The Case for Testing and Remediation in Texas Higher Education. Final Report and Recommendations of the Committee on Testing.

Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1986

The merits of a state testing program that would measure the basic skills of college students and provide a basis for improvement was studied in Texas in 1985 by the Committee on Testing. Basic skills among colleges students and the use of postsecondary testing and remediation programs were studied in several states. The review included various…

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment

The Why, What, and Who of Assessment: The Accrediting Association Perspective.

Manning, Thurston E. – 1986

Accrediting associations assess colleges in order to find out what has been accomplished, and to find out how it might be better accomplished. Assessment of educational outcomes can be a useful way to demonstrate the success of alternative means. However, accrediting agencies do not rely exclusively on outcome measures, since they only assess what…

Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role, Colleges, Educational Assessment

Alternatives for Testing Maryland College Students.

Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1984

Alternatives for testing the achievement of college students in Maryland are reviewed by committee members appointed by the State Board for Higher Education and Maryland's public institutions of higher education. The achievement testing alternatives would be a means of assessing institutional effectiveness; all entail the use of tests currently in…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Cognitive Tests

Comparison and Contrast: The 1975 California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination.

White, Edward M. – 1976

The third administration of the California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination, a test consisting of an objective examination graded by the Educational Testing Service and an essay examination scored by California State University and College faculty, is analyzed in this report. After a short preface, the first…