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National Academy of Education, Washington, DC. – 1978
In response to eight questions concerning educational achievement, the National Academy of Education's Committee on Testing and Basic Skills cited four changes in school practices which have caused declines in writing skills and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. Those changes are a proliferation in courses with less rigorous intellectual standards;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. – 1987
During the spring semester of 1987, the Alabama State Department of Education conducted a statewide assessment study in which all teachers and principals participated. The classroom performance of teachers was observed, and their teaching competencies were measured on low- and high-inference instruments. These measurements were to be used to…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Kapes, Jerome T.; Welch, Frederick G. – 1985
Procedures for establishing the cutoff scores for the occupational competency exams administered to individuals graduating from Pennsylvania vocational teacher education programs were reviewed. A total of 595 National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) Exams administered in 43 occupations or trades at three colleges between the…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Policy, Error of Measurement, Evaluation Criteria
