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Ben Erwin; Shayna Levitan – Education Commission of the States, 2024
Summative assessments measure students' mastery of grade-level academic standards and skills in specific content areas after learning. State summative assessment systems provide students and families, school and district leaders, and state policymakers with valuable data to help understand student progress and school quality. This Policy Guide…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Federal State Relationship, Public Policy
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Flesch, Michael; Ostler, Elliott – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2011
This paper presents the results of a study focused on the issue of how proctored testing affects the learning outcomes and integrity in an Intermediate Algebra course setting. The study follows a model of assessment where students in one group have taken two of their five unit exams as proctored tests along with a proctored Comprehensive Final…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Instruction, Mathematics Tests, Supervision
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McCann, Ann L. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2010
A case study was conducted in 2006-07 to explore how one US campus implemented a centralised e-assessment system. The study specifically measured the extent of adoption by faculty members, identified their reasons for adoption and evaluated the impact on teaching and learning. The purposes of the system, entitled researching learning (REAL, a…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Databases, Case Studies
Andrade, Heidi, Ed.; Cizek, Gregory J., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Formative assessment has recently become a focus of renewed research as state and federal policy-makers realize that summative assessments have reached a point of diminishing returns as a tool for increasing student achievement. Consequently, supporters of large-scale testing programs are now beginning to consider the potential of formative…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Special Needs Students