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Shermis, Mark D.; DiVesta, Francis J. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"Classroom Assessment in Action" clarifies the multi-faceted roles of measurement and assessment and their applications in a classroom setting. Comprehensive in scope, Shermis and Di Vesta explain basic measurement concepts and show students how to interpret the results of standardized tests. From these basic concepts, the authors then…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Measurement
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Jaeger, Richard M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
A liberal interpretation of Section 151 of Public Law 93-380, to implement effective local evaluation of Title I programs, is supported. Weaknesses are cited: (1) nationwide impact data, (2) unsound aggregation of Title I achievement gains, and (3) lack of consideration of alternative evaluation methods. (MH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Reston. – 1980
To improve Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participant assessment systems in Virginia, a project identified assessment systems and techniques/tools used by prime sponsors and developed an assessment model. It also identified key personnel of educational institutions in the prime sponsor area. A mail survey was followed by on-site…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation
Baggett, Connie D. – 1985
This handbook is intended to assist guidance counselors involved in helping special needs students choose vocational programs. Included in the manual are an overview of 9 special needs populations; position statements of the American School Counseling Association and on rehabilitation and school counselors working together; guidelines for…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Techniques, Disabilities