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A Simulation Study Comparing Procedures for Assessing Individual Educational Growth. Report No. 182.
Download full textRichards, James M., Jr. – 1974
A computer simulation procedure was developed to reproduce the overall pattern of results obtained in the Educational Testing Service Growth Study. Then simulated data for seven sets of 10,000 to 15,000 cases were analyzed, and findings compared on the basis of correlations between estimated and true growth scores. Findings showed that growth was…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing
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Direct linkDarling-Hammond, Linda; Rustique-Forrester, Elle – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
While some proponents of testing rest their hopes for stronger learning on the expectation that tests alone will motivate students to work harder, most posit that better learning will result primarily from better teaching--due to curriculum changes, greater attention to student needs, stronger teacher motivation, or focused investments in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Student Needs, Test Results, Teacher Effectiveness
