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Petrilli, Michael J. – Education Next, 2022
In the late 1960s, when federal officials and eminent psychologists were first designing the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), they probably never contemplated testing students younger than nine. The technology for mass testing at the time--bubble sheets and No. 2 pencils--only worked if students could read the instructions and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Student Evaluation, National Competency Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
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Jairo A. Navarrete-Ulloa; David M. Gómez; Llery Ponce; Felipe Munoz-Rubke; Pablo R. Dartnell – Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2025
Improving early mathematical competence is a major priority worldwide; thus, assessing early math abilities is critical. Although various international standardized instruments serve this purpose, their usage in underdeveloped countries is prohibitive due to their resource-intensive requirements. In this report, we explore the development of the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
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Anne-Mai Meesak; Dmitri Rozgonjuk; Tiia Õun; Eve Kikas – Education 3-13, 2024
Children's development during early childhood affects their well-being and educational success, but there are few reliable assessment instruments available. The aim of the study was to develop, pilot and validate an e-assessment instrument for assessing five-year-old children's development in cognitive processes, learning, language and…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Computer Assisted Testing, Measures (Individuals), Child Development
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McKown, Clark; Russo-Ponsaran, Nicole – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
Despite increasing consensus that social-emotional learning (SEL) is an important contributor to success in school and life, few tools are available for educators to assess SEL skill and to use assessment results to inform educational practice. In particular, there are no scalable, feasible, usable, and scientifically sound assessment systems that…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Social Emotional Learning, Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Ackerman, Debra J. – ETS Research Report Series, 2020
Over the past 8 years, U.S. kindergarten classrooms have been impacted by policies mandating or recommending the administration of a specific kindergarten entry assessment (KEA) in the initial months of school as well as the increasing reliance on digital technology in the form of mobile apps, touchscreen devices, and online data platforms. Using…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Computer Assisted Testing, Preschool Teachers
Alarafeen, Osama Saleem Mohammed – Online Submission, 2021
There has been a growing interest among educators over the past few years in formative assessment. Formative assessment, referred to as assessment for learning or assessment as learning, is a planned, ongoing process during which teachers collect information on students' academic performance to enhance the learning and teaching experience and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction
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Ackerman, Debra J. – ETS Research Report Series, 2018
Kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs) have increasingly been incorporated into state education policies over the past 5 years, with much of this interest stemming from Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) awards, Enhanced Assessment Grants, and nationwide efforts to develop common K-12 state learning standards. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Kindergarten, Test Validity, Test Reliability