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Testing Programs in Schools: What's New? A Special Issue.
Walter, L. James; And Others – Catalyst, The Journal of the Nebraska Council of School Administrators, 1981
This special issue of "Catalyst", entitled Testing Programs in Schools: What's New?, was published jointly by the Nebraska Council of School Administrators and the Nebraska Association for Supervision and Curriculum. The articles emphasize desirability of designing testing programs to meet the information needs of educators and the…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Information Utilization, Latent Trait Theory, Program Improvement
The Lake Wobegon Effect.
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Phillips, 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
L'Evaluation du Rendement Scolaire. Etude Analytique des Instruments de Testing Employes pour Evaluer les Progres des Eleves aux cycles Intermediaire et Superieur. Cycles Intermediaire et Superieur. (The Evaluation of Scholastic Output. An Analytical Review of Test Instruments Used in Evaluating Pupil Achievement in the Intermediate and Senior Divisions. Intermediate and Senior Divisions).
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Desjarlais, Lionel – 1978
A survey was conducted of achievement testing practices in the intermediate and senior divisions of French-language Ontario schools. Grades 7-8 and grades 9-10 were discussed separately. Department heads, administrators, and board of education members were interviewed concerning the availability and curricular validity of the French-language…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries
Evaluation Results of the Statewide Assessment. Executive Summary.
Hazelton, Alexander – 1985
The Statewide Assessment Program, administered by the Alaska Department of Education, tests all fourth and eighth graders in math and reading biennially. In 1985, the Department's Office of Evaluation, Assessment and Research undertook an evaluation of the assessment program to identify procedures which needed improvement and to determine the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10, Grade 4
A Validation and Standard-Setting Study of the General Knowledge and Communication Skills Tests of the National Teacher Examinations. Final Report.
Jaeger, Richard M.; Busch, John Christian – 1984
In this final report of an 18-month series of projects designed to investigate the validity of the General Knowledge (GK) and Communications Skills (CS) tests of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) for North Carolina, highlights and major conclusions are summarized and appropriate standards of performance are recommended. Evidence was…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication Skills, Education Work Relationship, Elementary School Teachers
South Carolina Validation Study of Criterion-Referenced Tests in Reading and Mathematics. A Technical Publication of the Office of Research. Office of Research Report Series.
Scott, Corinne C. – 1978
The results are presented of the validation study of reading and mathematics criterion referenced tests, administered to South Carolina students in grades 3, 6, and 8. This testing was mandated by state law to field test a competency based assessment program. The study was based on three activities: (1) test selection; (2) content validation; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment