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Using the Data from State and Local ESEA Title I Reports.
Tallmadge, G. K.; Horst, D. P. – 1977
Many of the evaluations summarized in state and local Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I reports have been negatively affected by methodological errors or the use of different, incompatible formats. Although new, detailed evaluation and reporting procedures have been developed for Title I research projects, two problems remain:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Past and Current Research on Out-of-Level Testing of Students with Disabilities.
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Minnema, Jane E.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Bielinski, John; Scott, James K. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article presents initial findings related to the psychometric issues and current state policies and practices for out-of-level testing of students with disabilities. Findings indicate 12 states have out-of- level testing policies and states are evenly distributed among those that use criterion-referenced tests, norm-referenced tests, or a…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment
Testing Achievement in Basic Skills. Volume II: Description, Analysis, and Recommendations. Final Report.
Singer, Harry; And Others – 1983
Intended both to evaluate the California testing program's success in assessing student achievement in the basic skills and to suggest possible improvements in the program, this report includes an executive summary evaluating current testing procedures, describing experimental studies on new ways of testing and reporting testing information, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests