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Peer reviewedWansor, C. T. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Can students' writing ability really be assessed by standardized, objective tests? This question is explored here along with a discussion of the alternatives and advice for principals to help their English and language arts teachers confront the issue. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Objective Tests
Peer reviewedDupras, Denise M.; Li, James T. C. – Academic Medicine, 1995
A study investigated performance of 51 second-year internal medicine residents on an objective structured clinical examination and analyzed the test's role in evaluating clinical competence. The examination included nine physical diagnoses and several test-interpretation stations. Performance was analyzed statistically and correlated with…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competence, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Medical Education
Download full textNeill, Monty – 1996
The "Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems" of the National Forum on Assessment, 1995, proposes a view of testing and assessment in elementary and secondary education that challenges the basic concepts and practices underlying the "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" of the American…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Echternacht, Gary – 1989
Following the rules and regulations of compensatory education programs requires the use of objective measures in selecting students for programs, assessing their progress, and monitoring the program's quality. Administrators must remember the following four points when they use test scores for compensatory education students: (1) test scores alone…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Role, Administrators, Admission Criteria
Neill, Monty – 1997
In this study, FairTest evaluated how well state assessment practices live up to the promise of high standards without standardization. The practices of states were measured against standards derived from the "Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems," a 1995 publication of education and civil rights groups working…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Neill, Monty – 1997
FairTest evaluated how well state assessment practices live up to the promise of high standards without standardization. The practices of states were measured against standards derived from the "Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems," a 1995 publication of education and civil rights groups working through the National…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Houston, Robert – 1981
Standardized tests of writing ability have individual and shared limitations and deficiencies that should be acknowledged by test designers and users. Most institutions use the portions of standardized tests that test ability to proofread and edit, but they do not use the optional essay sections that actually require students to write. To assure…
Descriptors: College English, English Departments, Essay Tests, Higher Education
