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Massachusetts Application of National Assessment Items in Citizenship and Science.

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Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1972

The 1972 assessment activities in the Massachusetts schools concentrated on the areas of citizenship and science, utilizing two seventh grade samples of 10,000 students each, with each group completing only one assessment form. The testing program utilized National Assessment Items for age 13, as well as a few items from the Measurement Research…

Descriptors: Citizenship, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 7, Measurement Techniques

Statewide Direct Writing Assessment.

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Peckham, Irvin – English Journal, 1987

Criticizes the California Assessment Program (CAP) prior to l987 for testing writing skills objectively. Describes the specific improvements in the new CAP Directed Writing Assessment which focuses on the most important characteristics necessary to a particular type of writing rather than those that are common to all types.(NH)

Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Measurement Techniques, Objective Tests, Performance Based Assessment

Multiple-Mark Items: An Alternative Objective Item Format?

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Pomplun, Mark; Omar, Md Hafidz – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997

Four threats to validity of an alternative objective test item format, the multiple-mark format, were studied with data from a state-mandated assessment with about 30,000 students at each of three grade levels. Reliability and validity coefficients show that the format has promise as an objective format that can be aligned with new curriculum…

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Objective Tests

Testing Our Children: A Report Card on State Assessment Systems.

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Neill, Monty – 1997

In this study, FairTest evaluated how well state assessment practices live up to the promise of high standards without standardization. The practices of states were measured against standards derived from the "Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems," a 1995 publication of education and civil rights groups working…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Change

Testing Our Children: A Report Card on State Assessment Systems. Executive Summary and Summary of State Findings.

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Neill, Monty – 1997

FairTest evaluated how well state assessment practices live up to the promise of high standards without standardization. The practices of states were measured against standards derived from the "Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems," a 1995 publication of education and civil rights groups working through the National…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Change

Objectives and Procedures: The First Report of the 1972-73 Michigan Educational Assessment Program.

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Donovan, David; And Others – 1972

The objectives of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program for 1972-73 are: (1) to provide State officials and citizens with information which contributes to an understanding of the educational needs of the State's school children and to the analysis of the educational system's response to these needs; (2) to provide citizens and educators with…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Improvement

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…