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A Comparison Study of Three Methods of Evaluating Student Writing Ability for Student Placement in Introductory English Courses.
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Galbato, Linda; Markus, Mimi – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 1995
Describes a study comparing English course-level placement based on writing samples and standardized placement scores, as well as two different methods of grading writing samples. Results support the use of writing samples to supplement standardized placement scores as well as the use of a group holistic method of grading writing samples. Includes…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, English Instruction, Holistic Evaluation
TELLS: Testing for Essential Learning and Literacy Skills. 1984-85 Statewide Test Results. Turning the Tide, An Agenda for Excellence in the Pennsylvania Public Schools.
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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1985
Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh initiated an education reform package, "Turning the Tide: An Agenda for Excellence in Pennsylvania Public Schools" in October 1983. The statewide competency testing program which followed was "Testing for Essential Learning and Literacy Skills (TELLS), and it tested reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 8
A Method for Early Identification of Students Likely to Fail a Minimum Competency Exit Level Test: Early Prediction of Scores on the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS).
Bostic, Jeff Q.; And Others – 1987
The public schools reform movement has led to a proliferation of minimum competency testing programs by states. At the 11th/12th grade level, the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS), mandated by Texas House Bill 72, is an exit exam, divided into two sections which measure minimum competencies in math and language skills.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Early Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Exit Examinations
TELLS: Testing for Essential Learning and Literacy Skills. Summary of Results 1984. Turning the Tide, An Agenda for Excellence in the Pennsylvania Public Schools.
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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1985
Pennsylvania's "Testing for Essential Learning and Literacy Skills" (TELLS) program was instituted during the 1984-85 school year, to identify reading and mathematics problems early in a student's school career. This document describes the intent and legislation behind TELLS, the implementation of the test, population tested, properties…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education