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Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1973
Reviewed in this public relations publication is an overview of programs, goals, and procedures written for parents and lay groups as well as segments of the educational community. (RC)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Public Relations
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1964
This manual provides the basis for a 10-hour advanced course of instruction to be offered for those school bus drivers who have successfully completed a basic course. The course is composed of five units. The pupil control unit attempts to develop in the school bus driver an understanding of the functions of discipline and his relationship to the…
Descriptors: Discipline, Driver Education, Equipment Maintenance, Inservice Education
Pechman, Ellen M.; Gonzales, Maria Luisa – 1986
This paper examines long-range problems caused by test-controlled schooling. It looks at the demands of both curricular and accountability uses of tests from the point of view of the urban school district's testing office. On the basis of interviews with 12 New Orleans teachers and the experiences of the authors in working in two large city…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Peer reviewedStufflebeam, Daniel L.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1980
Thirteen evaluation methods are analyzed by orientation. Typically, clients want politically advantageous studies; evaluators prefer questions-oriented studies; audiences favor a values orientation. Evaluators must recognize the narrow scope of question-oriented studies and the perspectives of client and audience. (CP)
Descriptors: Accountability, Certification, Consumer Protection, Decision Making
Kirst, Michael W.; Mazzeo, Christopher – 1996
California was a pioneer in new forms of student assessment through a system entitled the "California Learning Assessment System" (CLAS). For different reasons, several interest groups objected to the CLAS, which has been discontinued. The history of the CLAS program sheds light on the future of testing policy in California and perhaps…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational History, Educational Innovation
Badal, Alden W.; Larsen, Edwin P. – 1970
The major elements of a test interpretation model which would assist school personnel in presenting standardized test information to the public are presented. The model is a prototype based upon the testing program used in the Oakland, California Public Schools. An outline and sequence of the test score presentation are suggested, including notes…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Audiovisual Aids, Grade Equivalent Scores, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1976
Since the California Assessment Program began in 1972 to provide information for evaluation of school programs in California, major changes in testing practices have occurred. Scholastic aptitude testing has been eliminated in all grades; state-designed reading and basic skills tests are administered in grades one, two, three, six, and twelve.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Administrator Guides, Basic Skills
