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Direct linkJuan Mendelsohn Ontong; Mareli Rossouw – Cogent Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of providing extra time as an accommodation to students with learning disabilities (LD) in higher education institutions. The results, which are based in the setting of a South African accountancy programme, provides a unique context where time, in time-constrained assessments, are often…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Accounting, Business Administration Education
Jin, Yan – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
This article examines the changes taken place over the decades after a test-based accountability system was in place and proposes an agenda for consequential research of the testing program. The article starts with a review of theories of test-based accountability (Supovitz, Journal of Educational Change 10:211-227, 2009) and a socially grounded,…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Accountability, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Download full textNew York State Education Department, 2024
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with NWEA for the development of the 2024 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2024 Grades 6 and 7 English Language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Format, Language Arts, English Instruction
New York State Education Department, 2023
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed as written so that testing…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
New York State Education Department, 2022
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Paper-Based Field Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed as written…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
New York State Education Department, 2022
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Field Tests, and the Elementary-level (Grade 5) and Intermediate-level (Grade 8) Science Field Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
Koretz, Daniel – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2016
Daniel Koretz is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His research focuses on educational assessment and policy, particularly the effects of high-stakes testing on educational practice and the validity of score gains. He is the author of "Measuring Up: What Educational Testing Really Tells…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Definitions, Evidence, Relevance (Education)
New York State Education Department, 2021
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed as written so that testing…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
Zumbo, Bruno D.; Hubley, Anita M. – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2016
Ultimately, measures in research, testing, assessment and evaluation are used, or have implications, for ranking, intervention, feedback, decision-making or policy purposes. Explicit recognition of this fact brings the often-ignored and sometimes maligned concept of consequences to the fore. Given that measures have personal and social…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Testing Problems, Measurement Techniques, Student Evaluation
New York State Education Department, 2020
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed as written so that testing…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
New York State Education Department, 2019
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual and the policies and procedures must be followed as written so that testing…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
New York State Education Department, 2018
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2018 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e., individual…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Language Tests, Mathematics Tests
New York State Education Department, 2017
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2017 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e., individual…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Language Tests, Mathematics Tests
Doorey, Nancy; Polikoff, Morgan – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2016
Approximately one-third of American freshmen at two-year and four-year colleges require remedial coursework and over 40 percent of employers rate new hires with a high school diploma as "deficient" in their overall preparation for entry-level jobs. Yet, over the past decade, as these students marched through America's public education…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, State Standards, Test Items, Evaluation Criteria
New York State Education Department, 2016
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2016 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, English, Language Arts, Mathematics Tests
