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Taylor, Hugh; And Others – 1979
A statement of the major issues surrounding the use of standardized tests in schools is provided, covering the following areas of concern: (1) the major types of standardized tests and how they differ from teacher-made tests; (2) the role of standardized tests in education; (3) administering/scoring standardized tests; (4) interpretation of…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Resource Materials
Swain, Carole L. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1982
In situations where there are enormous pressures to produce "good" test results, standardized testing can be a very painful experience, but there are ways of using test data to help in the educational process. California assessment data are disseminated widely to school districts in meaningful diagnostic displays. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Improvement, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMatter, M. Kevin; Ligon, Glynn – 1983
Yearly administrations of a standardized achievement test are a part of the educational process in many school districts in the United States. The Systemwide Testing Program in the Austin Independent School District Office of Research and Evaluation has gradually developed a process and support materials whereby the test administrations are a tool…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1989
The MAT-6 Writing Test (The Psychological Corporation, 1986) was administered to Oklahoma students in grades 7 and 10 in February 1989, in compliance with state law. The inception, implementation procedures, assessment instruments, and results of the Writing Assessment Component of the Oklahoma School Testing Program are described. District-level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis, Grade 10
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1985
This report presents test results derived from the student testing that was conducted in 1983-84 under the aegis of the California Assessment Program (CAP). All third, sixth, eighth, and twelfth grade students in California public schools were tested in reading, written language, and mathematics. The highlight of the 1983-84 expansion of CAP was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Oriented Programs
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1985
Pennsylvania's "Testing for Essential Learning and Literacy Skills" (TELLS) program was instituted during the 1984-85 school year, to identify reading and mathematics problems early in a student's school career. This document describes the intent and legislation behind TELLS, the implementation of the test, population tested, properties…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
