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Peer reviewedShepard, Lorrie A. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
Results of a 1987 report indicating that elementary students of all states were above the national average are assessed. Issues addressed include teaching for standardized tests, the effect of teaching on national norms, and alternatives available to protect the integrity of instruction and the validity of normed test scores. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Norms
Tunkel, Leon S.; Klein, Raymond S. – 1978
This manual contains statistical information on the examinations administered by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) to measure occupational competencies of experienced craftsmen in twenty-six trade specialties. (More detailed information on the program and on the scope of the examinations is provided in a separate…
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, Job Skills, National Competency Tests, National Norms
Download full textRyor, John – "Monitor", 1978
In this speech, the president of the National Education Association presents a series of arguments against the development of national educational standards and against the continued use of national, norm-referenced, standardized tests. Eight objections to the use of such tests are noted. Defense of the teaching profession's objections to the…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
PDF pending restorationTunkel, Leon S.; Klein, Raymond S. – 1976
The project reviewed, tested, and analyzed the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute's (NOCTI) test series (written and performance for skilled occupations), using a sample of 16 examinations, to determine their appropriateness for use by the State of Georgia in their selection and certification of vocational and technical educators.…
Descriptors: Job Skills, National Norms, Performance Criteria, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedPhillips, Gary W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
In 1987, a survey report by J. Cannell was published criticizing state reports based on national standardized testing of elementary school students that indicated that all 50 states were above the national average. This phenomenon--known as the "Lake Wobegon Effect"--is analyzed. Technical problems with the study are considered. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Norms
Green, Donald Ross – 1987
An assessment of the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) City-Wide Testing Program is presented to determine the effects of using customized achievement tests to achieve multiple purposes. The tests are derived from, or related to, the tests in a nationally standardized test battery, but include items written specifically to measure the local curriculum.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 4, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Office of Evaluation, Assessment and Research. – 1985
Alaskan students' scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) increased nine points between 1984 and 1985, matching the national gain. These scores marked the fourth year of increases following 17 years of consistently declining scores. Thirty-three percent of Alaska's high school seniors took the SAT in 1985. The combined score of 923 was 17…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Trends, High Schools
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1977
The Statewide Testing Program assessed the achievement of South Carolina students in grades 3, 6, and 11. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Form S (CTBS/S) were used to measure achievement in reading, language, mathematics, reference skills, science, and social studies. Over 126,000 students, representing 91 of South Carolina's 92 school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
