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Lovett, Benjamin J.; Sparks, Richard L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
Much has been written about gifted students with learning disabilities, but there have been few large-scale empirical investigations, and the concept has proven controversial. The authors reviewed the available empirical literature on these students, focusing on (a) the criteria by which the students were identified and (b) the students'…
Descriptors: Gifted Disabled, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Standardized Tests
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Li, Hongli; Fortner, C. Kevin; Lei, Xiaoxuan – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2015
In this study, we examined relationships between the use of test results and US students' math, reading, and science performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009. Based on a literature review, we hypothesized that the 16 items in the PISA school questionnaire, which are related to the use of test results, can be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Tests, Evaluation Utilization, Mathematics Achievement
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Parkes, Jay – Educational Assessment, 2001
Synthesizes literature on performance assessment for individual-level, high-stakes tests and the error variance associated with a person x task interaction. Proposes a research agenda based on this literature. (SLD)
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, High Stakes Tests, Interaction, Performance Based Assessment
Hambleton, Ronald K. – 1995
Performance assessments in education and credentialing are becoming popular. At the same time, there do not exist any well established and validated methods for setting standards on performance assessments. This paper describes several of the new standard-setting methods that are emerging for use with performance assessments and considers their…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores, Holistic Evaluation, Licensing Examinations (Professions)