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Lockwood, Adam B.; Benson, Nicholas; Farmer, Ryan L.; Klatka, Kelsey – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
The last comprehensive study to examine the assessment practices promoted by school psychology programs was published 25 years ago (i.e., Wilson & Reschly, 1996). Since then, significant changes to assessment theory and practice have occurred. Data from a 2020 survey of directors of school psychology programs were collected to gain an…
Descriptors: Test Use, Evaluation Methods, School Psychology, Professional Education
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Lantolf, James P.; Frawley, William – Modern Language Journal, 1985
Discusses problems with the ACTFL/ETS Oral Proficiency Guidelines and examines inconsistencies relating to three assumptions of oral proficiency (OPT)--hours of study, accuracy/interest, and errors. Further, it is argued that the main problems with OPT arise from an analytic approach and the native speaker yardstick. (SED)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods, Interviews, Language Tests
Miller-Whitehead, Marie – 2001
Those who are charged with the evaluation of an educational program or school or effects of teaching often must consider how well students do on the variety of standardized tests they take in the course of a school year. This overview describes common types of tests students take in large-scale programs. Criterion-referenced tests are tests that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Bracey, Gerald W. – 2000
Tests are being used widely, and misused widely, to evaluate students, teachers, principals, and other educational administrators. This short primer on testing and assessment is organized into three parts. Part 1, "Essential Statistical Terms," introduces some statistics that are essential to understanding testing concepts and for…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Tindal, Gerald – Preventing School Failure, 1992
This study of curriculum-based assessment of the reading ability of four elementary-level students with learning disabilities found that individual-referenced tests are powerful for understanding instructional effects, whereas norm-referenced tests are best suited for determining deployment and allocation of resources. (DB)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Noggle, Nelson L. – 1991
At the present time the American educational system seems caught in a squeeze play between the historical need for tests that are simple to administer and understand versus the current demand for tests that are respected as thorough measures of the kind of learning needed in a competitive and changing world. Many of the misuses of test data arise…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 1994
This directory is intended to provide technical assistance for Nevada school districts and other evaluators of preschool children in selecting appropriate instruments to use in the multidisciplinary process for special education eligibility. It is not a list of approved tests, and tests not listed in this directory may be appropriate for…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Davis, Wesley – Florida Educational Research Council Research Bulletin, 1994
An attempt is made to separate facts from opinions based on review of a representative sample of contemporary writings on alternative assessment. A summary listing of 15 statements perceived to be factual is offered, followed by opinions of the author. These items cover: (1) the historical background and origins of alternative assessments; (2)…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Lang, Michael H.; And Others – 1992
The effect of alternating criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) with norm-referenced tests (NRTs) when evaluating schools was studied in a sample of 242 Louisiana public elementary schools accounting for over 18,000 third graders tested in 1989. The study used five separate multiple regression models, each producing studentized residuals used as…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Indicators, Elementary Schools
National Education Goals Panel, Washington, DC. – 1996
This "Profile" offers a snapshot of state assessment systems by describing some of their fundamental characteristics. Its focus is on what individual states are doing in terms of developing their own standards and assessments and how they report these results. Two pages of information are presented for each state (but not for the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Gredler, Margaret E. – 1999
This book presents the full array of assessment methods available to the classroom teacher in an interesting and engaging format, broadens the preservice and inservice teacher's understanding of related assessment issues, and places assessment in a meaningful context. The text, which was developed for an introductory course in classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constructed Response, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Powell, Jim – 1996
This exploration of educational improvement through student assessment focuses on the Schoolyear 2000 (SY2000) program developed by the Center for Educational Technology at Florida State University in conjunction with the Florida Department of Education Planning Resources Committee. SY2000 consists of 10 functional subsystems that will operate in…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
Flanagan, Malcolm; And Others – 1986
This manual is intended to assist assessment and teaching personnel in assessing and developing instructional plans for special needs students from early school to independent living and employment. It contains 10 chapters. The following topics are discussed in the first nine chapters: the purpose of career assessment; ethical issues…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Career Planning, Cognitive Tests