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Peer reviewedHamilton, Laura S.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1995
Data from the grade 8 and grade 10 science tests of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) were used to demonstrate that achievement tests are multidimensional and that using psychologically meaningful subscores in national surveys can enhance test validity and usefulness. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
PDF pending restorationAdams, Velma A., Ed. – 1986
The Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress (CAEP) is modeled after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and has been in operation since 1971. This report is the culmination of a multi-year effort by the Connecticut State Department of Education to make its CAEP program even more useful to classroom teachers and other…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Earth Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
