Descriptor
| Educational Policy | 3 |
| Program Evaluation | 3 |
| Test Selection | 3 |
| Public Policy | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Academic Standards | 1 |
| Accountability | 1 |
| Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Adult Literacy | 1 |
| Basic Skills | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Evaluation Comment | 1 |
Publication Type
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textVenezky, Richard L. – 1992
Although a large number of adults in the United States are assumed to need literacy training, little agreement exists on that number. Adults who attend literacy instruction are assumed to acquire the skills, but little is known about program effectiveness. Another assumption is that adults should define their goals, but this does not ensure that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Educational Policy
Adelman, Clifford, Ed. – 1986
Emerging and traditional forms of assessment in U.S. higher education are considered in this collection of five conference papers from the 1985 National Conference on Assessment in Higher Education. Included are a foreword by Education Secretary William J. Bennett and concluding remarks by Clifford Adelman. Paper titles and authors are as follows:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Business Administration Education, College Students
Burry, James, Ed.; Quellmalz, Edys S., Ed. – Evaluation Comment, 1978
Abstracts are presented of the major conference papers and thematic discussions delivered at the 1978 Measurement and Methodology Conference. The titles of the presentations are: Policy-Responsive Evaluation (Wiley); When Educators Set Standards (Glass); Comments on Wiley and Glass (Schutz); Key Standard-Setting Considerations for Minimal…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Conference Reports
