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Download full textACT, Inc., 2009
The "Measuring College and Career Readiness" report for each state represents a snapshot of the ACT-tested graduates in the class of 2009 and focuses on their readiness for college and careers. Designed to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness, the report is not intended to be comprehensive but…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, School Readiness, Higher Education, Testing Programs
ACT, Inc., 2009
The "Measuring College and Career Readiness" report for each state represents a snapshot of the ACT-tested graduates in the class of 2009 and focuses on their readiness for college and careers. Designed to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness, the report is not intended to be comprehensive but…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, School Readiness, Higher Education, Testing Programs
Hinds, Lillian R.; Blass, Rosanne J. – 1981
The results of a follow-up study on local school district development and implementation of minimal competency testing (MCT) programs are reported. Critical questions regarding: (1) motivation and purposes; (2) selection of tests, procedures, and standards; and (3) impact, follow-up, and change are examined. The follow-up study investigated…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development
Blumenfeld, Gerald J.; And Others – 1971
Groups of approximately 300 undergraduate educational psychology students participated in an instructional program, involving weekly instructional objectives, weekly exams, remedial exams, and a point system of scoring. It was assumed that the percentage of students not attaining the passing criterion on the initial exam but returning for the…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing
Patelis, Thanos; Way, Walter D.; Elliot, Scott – 2000
The purpose of this paper is threefold. First, the description of a research plan for a large-scale computer adaptive testing program migrating from a network to Internet version is presented. The general areas needed in such a research plan include: (1) comparability studies; (2) psychometric analyses; (3) development projects; (4) validity…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algebra, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education
McBride, James R. – 1985
The advantages of computerized adaptive testing are discussed, and an example illustrates its use in sixth grade mathematics. These tests are administered at a computer terminal, and the test items to be administered are selected according to the difficulty level appropriate to the individual's ability. Tailoring increases the psychometric…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1978
The speeches presented at the second national conference on testing deal with models for program evaluation, reporting of test results, minimum competency programs, and the role of state and federal government in educational testing. Various approaches to program evaluation, and its relationship to testing are described by Michael Scriven, Lee J.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Federal Regulation
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1975
The National Education Association's Task Force on Testing has stated its opinion that standardized tests are overused. The task force suggests that the application of sampling techniques and a variety of alternatives to current testing practices would accomplish the same purposes. Representatives of the testing industry have indicated that the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Testing
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1966
APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF THE METROPOLITAN READING TEST WERE ADMINISTERED CITYWIDE IN OCTOBER, 1965, AND MAY, 1966, TO PUPILS IN GRADES 2 THROUGH 9 IN AN EFFORT BY THE NEW YORK SCHOOL SYSTEM TO IMPROVE READING. THE RESULTS ARE PRESENTED IN TABLES WHICH SHOW THE DISTRIBUTION OF READING ACHIEVEMENT SCORES IN EACH GRADE. THE IOWA TESTS OF BASIC SKILLS IN…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Reading Instruction, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation
Hansen, Lee H. – 1972
A review of the work of an affective sub-committee of the Nucleus Testing Committee is provided. Proposed recommendations of the sub-committee are that: (1) the committee as a group identify an important question in the affective domain and design a testing project by which to gather data to answer the question; (2) a set of guidelines for the use…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Educational Testing, Research Committees, Testing Programs
Croft, Michelle C.; Waltman, Kris; Middleton, Kyndra; Stevenson, Erika – Online Submission, 2005
The study was designed to develop a greater understanding of how test preparation practices/activities have changed in a state with an established testing program that has recently begun to use test scores for school-level accountability purposes. Teachers within 24 public high schools completed a questionnaire related to the use of test…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Testing, Nonparametric Statistics, Accountability
Landis, Dan; And Others – Educational Television, 1971
The authors describe a project which explores the potential of video tape presentations as a substitute for the standard paper-and-pencil test format in the hope that the "videotape presentation might open new prospects for truly 'equalizing' testing." (Authors/AK)
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Teacher Selection, Testing, Testing Programs
Peer reviewedClark, Bruce A. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1989
A description is proved of guidelines for physical fitness testing of older adults and procedures for administering the functional fitness test battery created by the AAHPERD Fitness Task Force. (IAH)
Descriptors: Individual Testing, Measures (Individuals), Older Adults, Physical Fitness
Direct linkGallagher, Chris W. – Theory Into Practice, 2009
In this article, the author argues that educational policymaking, teaching, and assessment are most effective and ethical when they are carried out with attention to local contexts. He explores this concept through a consideration of Nebraska's unique School-based, Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS), which created a statewide…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Testing Programs, State Legislation
Ehrlich, Lisa R. – 1984
This paper focuses on item design considerations faced by instructional designers and evaluators when using computer videodisc delivery systems as a means of assessing learner comprehension and competencies. Media characteristics of various interactive computer/videodisc training systems are briefly discussed as well as reasons for using such…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Design Requirements, Individualized Instruction, Microcomputers
