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Patrick Kyllonen; Amit Sevak; Teresa Ober; Ikkyu Choi; Jesse Sparks; Daniel Fishtein – ETS Research Report Series, 2024
Assessment refers to a broad array of approaches for measuring or evaluating a person's (or group of persons') skills, behaviors, dispositions, or other attributes. Assessments range from standardized tests used in admissions, employee selection, licensure examinations, and domestic and international large-scale assessments of cognitive and…
Descriptors: Assessment Literacy, Testing, Test Bias, Test Construction
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Behforouz, Behnam – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
The present study aimed to cover a holistic viewpoint toward assessment and its features. It discussed the problems in this area during the dominance of COVID-19. This study sought to present some notes on the current online assessment strategies used by the institutions. It measured the effects of the implemented techniques on the nature and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Holistic Approach
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McGaw, Barry – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2008
In their reactions to my paper, the four authors provide comments that are illuminating and helpful for continuing discussions of the nature and utility of quantitative, comparative, international studies of educational achievement. In this response, I comment further on the issues of test characteristics, sample design, culture and causation.
Descriptors: Test Format, International Studies, Academic Achievement, Evaluation
New York State Education Department, 2014
This technical report provides an overview of the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA), including a description of the purpose of the NYSAA, the processes utilized to develop and implement the NYSAA program, and Stakeholder involvement in those processes. The purpose of this report is to document the technical aspects of the 2013-14 NYSAA.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, State Departments of Education, Student Evaluation
Haladyna, Thomas – 1992
The topic of this paper is the second of a two-faceted problem involving achievement testing in the United States. The first facet is the lack of correspondence between test content and intended student outcomes in school districts, and the second facet is "test score pollution." Test score pollution describes instances where test scores for a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Limited English Speaking
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Nussbaum, E. Michael; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1997
This study is fourth in a series demonstrating that achievement tests are multidimensional and that using subscores from national surveys can enhance test validity and usefulness. It extends the analyses of science achievement data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) through grade 12. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, High Schools
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Knight, Deborah Forsyth – Journal of Reading, 1985
Reviews the Curriculum Referenced Tests of Mastery that are intended to measure achievement, with the emphasis on measuring what a student has learned rather than predicting future success in school, concluding that the tests are worthy of consideration by any district. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction
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Kibby, Michael W. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Reviews the 3-R's Test that measures achievement in three academic content areas: reading, language, and mathematics. Cautions that it lacks data supporting its validity and scaling. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Stricker, Lawrence J. – 1990
The aim of this study was to appraise whether different forms of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) used since the mid 1970s varied in their correlations with academic performance criteria in the same cohort of examinees. A 1975 form and a 1985 form were administered to equivalent samples of high school juniors, and self-reported grade-point…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation
Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Lee, Frances Laimui – 1997
The Verbal, Mathematics, Academic, and General self-concept scales of the Self Description Questionnaire (SDQII) (H. Marsh, 1990, 1993) were translated into Chinese and administered to high school students in China (N=493). Item scale correlations and reliability coefficients were good (alphas=0.85, 0.91, 0.87, and 0.86 respectively). Confirmatory…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chinese, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
Wilson, Kenneth M.; Tillberg, Rebecca – 1994
A study was undertaken to obtain direct empirical evidence for the validity and usefulness of English as a second language (ESL) placement of a shortened version of the Secondary Level English Proficiency (SLEP) Test being used in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and locally developed and scored writing tests. The LACCD provided…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Community Colleges, Correlation
Miller, Patrick W.; Erickson, Harley E. – 1985
This publication offers guidelines, practical suggestions, and examples for developing better teacher-made tests. It is divided into five chapters: (1) Planning Classroom Tests, (2) Guidelines for Developing Classroom Tests, (3) Assembling and Administering Classroom Tests, (4) Assessing Test Items, and (5) Desirable Characteristics of Tests.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Miller, Lamoine J. – Diagnostique, 1999
This article describes the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, an individually administered measure of the school achievement of children ages 6 to 18 years. The normative update extended the age range to include examinees from 19 to 22 years. Its administration, standardization, reliability, and validity are discussed. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Development
Stone, Sheila D. – 1981
This report is the result of a field test of "Health Service Careers" curriculum materials developed and published by the Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center, Oklahoma State Department of Vocational Technical Education. The results and conclusions reported in the study relate to student achievement and teacher evaluations and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Awareness, Career Education
Bartels, Don R. – Diagnostique, 1999
This article describes the Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised-Normative Update, an individually administered school achievement measure for students from kindergarten through grade twelve. The test assesses students' knowledge of general information, reading recognition, reading comprehension, mathematics, spelling, and written…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Disabilities, Disability Identification
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