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Hunter, William J. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Separate selection and pretesting of students eliminate regression effects in the pre-post achievement gain measured in the RMC Model--A method of program evaluation. (CP)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Data Analysis, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., MA. – 1965
DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, CONSULTANTS PARTICIPATED IN PRESERVICE AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. FIFTH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, WHICH IS THE SECOND, SEVERAL STEPS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. THE FOURTH AND EIGHTH…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Educational Testing, Elementary Schools, Inservice Education
Download full textColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1970
The Colorado Evaluation Project was funded to field test the Common Status Measures concurrently with Colorado's pilot program in assessment and evaluation. The primary purpose is to determine Colorado's educational needs, and the secondary purpose is to test procedures for assessment which can be replicated or adapted by local school districts or…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Program Evaluation
Livingston, Samuel A. – 1983
Discussed are nine questions regarding standard setting issues in educational testing: (1) Should normative or content-referenced standards be used? (2) Different standard setting methods yield different results. Does this finding present a problem? (3) Assess the adequacy of the grounding of various methods of standard setting in psychological…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Objectives
McDonough, Marlene; Saulino, Raymond – 1975
This paper defines affective development as, "the growth of an individual's attitudes toward self, others, and institutions." The intent of this paper is to provide educators with the information necessary to use existing measures of affective development in the evaluation of their educational programs. This information includes: (1) a listing of…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Classification, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1969
The Invitational Conference on Testing Problems has been a major convocation among the various annual meetings of those who are concerned with educational measurement. The first paper by Richard Anderson deals with the evaluation of a small part of an instructional program and deals with it in an experimental fashion. The presentation by Ethna…
Descriptors: Conferences, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Educational Facilities
Hall, G. R.; And Others – 1972
Visits in the Spring of 1972 to five school districts (Norfolk, Virginia; Texarkana, Arkansas; Gary, Indiana; Gilroy, California; and Grand Rapids, Michigan) that had implemented educational performance contracting programs during the 1970-71 school year are reported. Changes in the content and methods of instruction, measurement and evaluation,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Leonard, Martin – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1977
Takes a critical look at the Assessment of Performance Unit's proposals for monitoring attainment in mathematics. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedShapiro, Edna – School Review, 1973
Author attempts to determine whether testing perpetuates a misevaluation of children's abilities. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Data Analysis, Educational Testing, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedBaker, George A., III; Reed, Lester W., Jr. – Community College Review, 1980
Discusses the need for and the skill development and comprehensive approaches to postsecondary developmental education. Describes three models of student assessment/placement and proposes a five-step model. Considers the establishment of proficiency standards, screening test selection, student processing, assistance centers, and evaluation. (AYC)
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Testing, Postsecondary Education, Program Evaluation
Pelavin, Sol H.; David, Jane L. – 1977
The judgment of whether or not a city's Title I reading program is a success is dependent upon the length of time used in the evaluation. This study's findings that estimates of achievement rates and judgments of success were dramatically affected by the length of time used in the evaluation was consistent across all the compensatory education…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Testing
DeVito, Pasquale J.; Long, John V. – 1977
The impact of achievement testing on a Spring-Spring vs. a Fall-Spring basis in evaluation of compensatory education programs is examined. The effects of the summer vacation period and crossing test levels were examined. Significant decreases in achievement test scores were found, at all grade levels, between Spring and Fall test administrations.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Horst, Donald P.; Wood, Christine T. – 1976
There are four steps in obtaining test data, each requiring planning and decision-making: assembling students, administering tests, scoring, and recording scores. In assembling students, two cautions are in order. First, for norm referenced tests, students in the treatment group should take the test at the same time of the year as the students in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Guides, Data Collection, Educational Testing
Mann, Peter B., Ed. – 1973
Testing, assessment, and evaluation, all based on measurement, are assuming increasingly important roles in American society. They are becoming a more vital force in the world of work, in education, and in the processes of determining the effectiveness of social institutions. Educational Testing Service (ETS) convened a conference for education…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Sirotnik, Kenneth A. – 1974
One solution to the problem of obtaining test scores in order to assess multiple outcomes of educational programs is a basically simple technique called matrix sampling. Matrix sampling is the estimation of total test score statistics by administering random subsets of test items to randomly selected students. This chapter lays out the specific…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
