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Macintosh, Henry G. – 1983
An introduction to profiles is presented with examples provided to permit an overall appraisal of the potential of profiles, of the principles upon which they might be based, and of the problems that will have to be overcome if their potential is to be realized in practice. The larger scale examples of profiles discussed are the Scottish Pupil…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques, Profiles
Peer reviewedGresham, Frank M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2003
This article discusses evidence for functional behavioral assessment (FBA) procedures in terms of the meaning and interpretation of different forms of reliability and validity in FBA. It concludes that additional research needs to be conducted with various target behaviors across different settings to support the continued use of FBA. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Download full textRoberts, Charles V. – 1985
Noting that the attention of the speech communication discipline to listening skills does not mirror the apparent importance of such skills, this paper examines five listening assessment tests--focusing on the strengths, weaknesses, procedural problems, and conceptualizations of each--that potential users should be aware of before selecting any…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills, Research Problems
Peer reviewedMoran, Mary Ross; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1991
Practices identified by experts as critical variables in eliciting writing samples were checked against 12 randomly selected studies using holistic ratings to derive descriptions of inferential statistical results for described samples. The studies often lacked precise information about these variables, limiting understanding of writing evaluation…
Descriptors: Cues, Educational Practices, Examiners, Holistic Evaluation
Berk, Ronald A. – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1982
Procedures that have been used for assessing a discrepancy between ability and achievement of students suspected to have a learning disability are examined. Methodological deficiencies and/or unavailability of conclusive validity evidence are cited to support the conclusion that all of the procedures are worthless for screening purposes. (SEW)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Definitions, Disability Identification
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1993
In September 1991, the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) announced standards for basic, proficient, and advanced achievement in mathematics and reported that few American students had reached these standards. Expert reviewers noted technical problems with the NAGB approach and questioned its results. In this report, the NAGB…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
