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Direct linkEdward Karl Schultz; Emily Smith; Stephanie Zamora-Robles – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2024
Evaluating students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (i.e., emergent bilinguals) presents challenges to evaluation teams, as distinguishing between a language disorder and typical second language development is more complex. The skills and knowledge required to do this task often exceed the level of training that evaluators…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Bilingualism, Bilingual Students, Learning Disabilities
Hays, Danica G. – American Counseling Association, 2017
The latest edition of this perennial bestseller instructs and updates students and clinicians on the basic principles of psychological assessment and measurement, recent changes in assessment procedures, and the most widely used tests in counseling practice today. Dr. Danica Hays guides counselors in the appropriate selection, interpretation, and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Psychological Evaluation, Psychological Testing, Test Selection
Shermis, Mark D.; DiVesta, Francis J. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"Classroom Assessment in Action" clarifies the multi-faceted roles of measurement and assessment and their applications in a classroom setting. Comprehensive in scope, Shermis and Di Vesta explain basic measurement concepts and show students how to interpret the results of standardized tests. From these basic concepts, the authors then…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Measurement
Allen, Russell H.; Kaufman, B. Darwin – 1981
The purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to discuss the variety of factors which should be considered in establishing a testing program; and (2) to summarize some of the basic features of testing programs in Wisconsin public school districts. An effective district-wide testing program should consist of at least the following seven elements:…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Improvement, School Districts, Scoring
Meredith, Vana H.; And Others – 1980
The selection, administration and results of a statewide school readiness test in South Carolina are described in this report. As one component of South Carolina's Basic Skills Assessment Program, the "Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery" (CSAB) was chosen to distinguish those children who are ready for the formal first grade curriculum…
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Primary Education, School Readiness Tests, Scores
Anderson, Scarvia B. – American School Board Journal, 1981
Describes types of tests, types of student responses required, ways to interpret tests, and the major test developers. (WD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Responses, Standardized Tests, Teacher Made Tests
Peer reviewedImrie, Bradford W. – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1982
Evaluation of the final examination should be part of the course evaluation and should include student perceptions of the exam's nature and the questions' quality. The final examination experience of two groups of undergraduate and graduate students are considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation
Involving Faculty in the Assessment of General Education: A Case Study. AIR 1992 Annual Forum Paper.
Download full textUnderwood, David G.; Nowaczyk, Ronald H. – 1992
This paper describes the experience of the Clemson University (South Carolina) faculty in choosing and administering a commercially available standardized test to assess general education at that institution. The paper emphasizes the importance of faculty involvement in the assessment of general education and its impact on the success of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Testing, Faculty College Relationship
