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Ligon, Glynn D.; Matter, M. Kevin – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1983
This case study of the Austin Independent School District describes how the philosophy and staffing of a testing program can work together to produce effective results with highly efficient use of student time and minimal clerical burden on teaching staff. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Case Studies, School Districts, Testing
Download full textMatter, M. Kevin – 1996
This paper presents strategies that address the needs of the school district assessment office for standardized procedures to support reliable and efficient test processing and reporting and that meet the needs of school staff for test administration guidelines. The key to test administration and processing quality is a knowledgeable test…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Matter, M. Kevin; Ligon, Glynn – 1983
Yearly administrations of a standardized achievement test are a part of the educational process in many school districts in the United States. The Systemwide Testing Program in the Austin Independent School District Office of Research and Evaluation has gradually developed a process and support materials whereby the test administrations are a tool…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
