The purpose of the present study was to extend validity research on a content area general outcome measurement tool known as vocabulary matching. Previous research has reported moderately strong to strong correlations between the group-administered vocabulary-matching measure and a standardized assessment instrument. The present study extended the…

REPORTED IS A UNIT ON THE "SYSTEMS OF THE HUMAN BODY" DEVELOPED BY THE LOUISIANA ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER TO BE TAUGHT TO CLASSES PRIOR TO A VISIT TO THE CENTER. THE UNIT INTRODUCES THE STUDENT TO A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN BODY. IT FOLLOWS A LOGICAL ORGANIZATION WORKING FROM CELLS TO ORGAN SYSTEMS. EACH SYSTEM IS STUDIED…

Many local and state education agencies in the United States now mandate annual assessments of student writing ability. To comply with these mandates, schools across the country have developed a variety of assessment procedures. To determine the "state of the art" of large-scale writing assessment in the country, a questionnaire was sent…

This report presents the results of a survey of Louisiana and North Carolina college students and education officials to ascertain their perceptions regarding the use of minimum competency testing programs and to determine the effects of such programs on black students. Questionnaire and interview data were collected between September 1985 and…