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Download full textDeane, Paul; Quinlan, Thomas; Kostin, Irene – Educational Testing Service, 2011
ETS has recently instituted the Cognitively Based Assessments of, for, and as Learning (CBAL) research initiative to create a new generation of assessment designed from the ground up to enhance learning. It is intended as a general approach, covering multiple subject areas including reading, writing, and math. This paper is concerned with the…
Descriptors: Automation, Scoring, Educational Assessment, Writing Tests
Peer reviewedFu, Jianbin; Wise, Maxwell – ETS Research Report Series, 2012
In the Cognitively Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning ("CBAL"™) research initiative, innovative K-12 prototype tests based on cognitive competency models are developed. This report presents the statistical results of the 2 CBAL Grade 8 writing tests and 2 Grade 7 reading tests administered to students in 20 states in spring 2011.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Grade 8, Writing Tests, Grade 7
DeCarlo, Lawrence T. – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
Rater behavior in essay grading can be viewed as a signal-detection task, in that raters attempt to discriminate between latent classes of essays, with the latent classes being defined by a scoring rubric. The present report examines basic aspects of an approach to constructed-response (CR) scoring via a latent-class signal-detection model. The…
Descriptors: Scoring, Responses, Test Format, Bias
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch. – 2002
To help teachers, administrators, and parents understand student performance in writing, a state-level report is prepared each year to analyze students writing scores and provide guidelines for the interpretation of the results. This report compares students scores on the 2001 Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) with scores on the 2000 DSTP…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Scores, Scoring
Sandene, Brent; Horkay, Nancy; Bennett, Randy Elliot; Allen, Nancy; Braswell, James; Kaplan, Bruce; Oranje, Andreas – National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
This publication presents the reports from two studies, Math Online (MOL) and Writing Online (WOL), part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Technology-Based Assessment (TBA) project. Funded by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the Technology-Based Assessment project is intended to explore the use of new…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Statistical Analysis, Scoring, Familiarity
Gao, Xiaohong – 1996
The use of the Work Keys Listening and Writing Assessment, part of an assessment system of the generic employability skills of individuals, needs to be accompanied by systematic evaluation of its technical qualities. This study examined sampling variability and generalizability of Listening and Writing scores when multiple forms, raters, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Difficulty Level, Generalization, Job Skills
Zhang, Liru – 2000
This study invesitigated possible reasons for the low performance on the text-based writing assessment of the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) in 2000, especially for grades 3 and 5, and considered ways to improve classroom instruction. In the first part of the study, a panel of teachers reviewed the anchor papers from the assessment and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Low Achievement
PDF pending restorationFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Section. – 1998
The Florida Writing Assessment was implemented in grades 4, 8, and 10 in 1998 as required by the Florida legislature. The assessment is designed to measure students' proficiency in writing responses to assigned topics within a designated testing period. This report contains writing assessment results for the whole state, school districts, and…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Section. – 1998
The Florida Writing Assessment was implemented in grades 4, 8, and 10 in 1998 as required by the Florida legislature. The assessment is designed to measure students' proficiency in writing responses to assigned topics within a designated testing period. This report contains writing assessment results for the whole state, school districts, and…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Grade 10, High School Students, High Schools
PDF pending restorationFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Section. – 1998
The Florida Writing Assessment was implemented in grades 4, 8, and 10 in 1998 as required by the Florida legislature. The assessment is designed to measure students' proficiency in writing responses to assigned topics within a designated testing period. This report contains writing assessment results for the whole state, school districts, and…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Section. – 1998
This publication presents information about the technical characteristics of the 1997 Florida Writing Assessment Program, Grades 4, 8, and 10. Descriptive and statistical information is provided for the census assessment, and the procedures used in prompt development, pilot testing, field testing, scoring, and item banking are reviewed. The…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Tests, Pilot Projects
Wilson, Kenneth M.; Tillberg, Rebecca – 1994
A study was undertaken to obtain direct empirical evidence for the validity and usefulness of English as a second language (ESL) placement of a shortened version of the Secondary Level English Proficiency (SLEP) Test being used in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and locally developed and scored writing tests. The LACCD provided…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Community Colleges, Correlation
Klein, Thomas W. – 1991
The Nevada Proficiency Examination Program was established by legislative mandate in 1977. It consists of two major assessment efforts: administration of a nationally normed test to grades 3, 6, and 9; and the testing of all 11th graders in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students must pass all three examinations as a precondition for receiving…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1992
This report provides an overview of the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) and summarizes students' average writing assessment scores from 1987 through 1992. Oklahoma has completed its 6th year of administering a state legislature mandated test to 10th graders and its 5th year of testing 7th graders. The Stanford Writing Assessment Program was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends, Grade 10
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1993
This report provides an overview of the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) and summarizes students' average writing assessment scores from 1987 through 1993. In 1992, the Stanford Writing Assessment replaced the MAT-6 Writing Test as the instrument for measuring writing achievement for 7th and 10th graders in Oklahoma. Student papers were hand…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends, Grade 10
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