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Download full textTrezza, Janet M. – 1992
The Kindergarten Center in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, promotes the philosophy that children of kindergarten age acquire knowledge in ways that are different from the way older children learn. Younger children learn best through direct sensory encounters with the world and not through formal academic processes. The integrated Kindergarten Center…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Centralization, Class Activities
Benoit, Joyce; Yang, Hua – 1995
The use of portfolio assessment in the Dallas (Texas) Independent School District and the future of portfolio assessment are discussed. A literature review is followed by a description of the development process that preceded the Chapter 1 portfolio assessment of the Dallas schools. Portfolio results are then compared to the standardized measures…
Descriptors: Accountability, Criteria, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Deeter, Thomas; Prine, Don – 1996
As part of its academic testing program and the evaluation of academic achievement, the Des Moines (Iowa) Public School System administers two standardized, norm-referenced achievement tests. These are the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED). This document provides information regarding…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Koretz, Daniel M.; And Others – 1996
In 1994, as part of an ongoing study of the quality and effects of large-scale educational assessments, RAND began a series of studies of Kentucky's assessment, the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). KIRIS is a cornerstone of Kentucky's education reform program. It exemplifies several key themes of current assessment-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Testa, Alec M. – DATAWave, 1996
The DATAWave is a bi-weekly publication of the Assessment Resource Office (ARO) at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU). Its purpose is to inform the campus community and broader constituencies on assessment issues and practices at ENMU. The seven issues of winter and spring 1996 cover the following topics: (1) a preview of ARO activities,…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1996
In the 1995-96 school year, the 16th year of the Arizona Pupil Achievement Testing Program, the state Board of Education mandated testing for grades 4, 7, and 10. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) were administered at grades 4 and 7, and the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP) at grade 10. Test scores are reported by subject, subtest,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Grade 10
D'Amico, Joseph J.; Corcoran, Thomas B. – 1985
The impact of testing and promotion standards on students in urban schools was discussed by urban school superintendents from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Pointing to research that suggests that standards alone are not enough to boost achievement, many educators recommend coupling more rigorous standards with appropriate remedial programs, staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Dropouts
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Special Education. – 1992
This manual on screening preschool children to identify their need for special education services presents key elements of an "ideal" screening program as well as practices to be avoided. Common barriers to implementation of each "ideal" practice are identified, and suggestions are provided for possible solutions. Topics covered include:…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cultural Differences, Developmental Delays, Disabilities
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1994
The Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program is a system developed under the Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 1990 to assess the performance of public schools and school systems. "Results 1993" includes data for the 1992-93 school year for all categories of measurement. Applicable indicators have been compiled separately for each school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Varnes, Jill; Whiddon, N. Sue – 1992
In 1986, the Florida State Legislature passed a law requiring teachers to demonstrate knowledge of their subject areas before being granted teacher certification. The state also provided funding for developing subject area examinations. The generic procedures for developing these examinations are outlined. During the first phase of the project, an…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Students, Competence, Education Majors
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1990
This manual has been prepared for those responsible for interpreting scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). In addition to test interpretation information, the manual describes the test, explains the TOEFL program, and discusses program research activities. The TOEFL was developed in 1963 to test the English-language…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Essay Tests, Expressive Language
Dunbar, Stephen B. – 1991
In light of the National Education Goals of 1990, several arguments against any federally funded large-scale census approach to the assessment of college student learning in the United States are presented to clarify challenges to an objective of Goal 5, which specifies that "the proportion of college graduates who demonstrate advanced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Afflerbach, Peter, Ed. – 1990
This paper presents six chapters that describe how statewide reading assessment is currently being performed and how the data are being used. The validity of statewide reading assessment instruments and the appropriate uses of statewide reading assessment data are explored. Several chapters discuss new ways in which some states conduct reading…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability/Testing. – 1998
The North Carolina Open-Ended Assessment for grades 5 and 8 emphasizes higher-level thinking skills. Test items commonly require the integration of knowledge and skills from more than one curricular area. Beginning in 1996-97, the North Carolina Open-Ended Assessment was administered to students in grades 5 and 8 for the second time. Because it is…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups
Pedroza, Anna – 1998
The assumptions that high-stakes testing is useful in raising educational standards for all students and that higher standards lead to higher educational performance for all students have not been tested in schools along the Texas border with Mexico. This study analyzed the effects of the high-stakes testing policy on students in a small rural…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Dropouts, Educational Policy
