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Black, Harry; And Others – 1989
The Scottish Vocational Education Council's National Certificate has its origins in the Scottish Education Department's (SED's) decision to rationalize the provision of certification for non-advanced further education in Scotland under one body. This report presents case studies of assessments of students performed by colleges in Scotland, based…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Colleges, Communication Skills, Educational Assessment
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1987
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Nation's Report Card, has developed and pilot-tested a variety of hands-on science and mathematics tasks. These tasks were developed as prototypes for use in future national assessments, but the concepts measured and the innovative approaches used are equally suitable for classroom…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
Lancaster City School District, PA. – 1986
The Skill Acquisition Measures (SAM) were designed by the Lancaster (Pennsylvania) School District as criterion referenced tests for mathematics. This manual consists of copies of the student test forms for level 5, with additional information for the teacher's use. Each of the test items is presented with the correct answers and the criteria for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Arithmetic, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary School Mathematics
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
These item specifications were developed as a part of the Arkansas "Minimum Performance Testing Program" (MPT). There is one item specification for each instructional objective included in the MPT. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of test items used to measure an…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Objectives, Geometry, Grade 8
McCoy, Leah P. – 1990
Many educators recommend the "Geometric Supposer" as exemplary software. This study compared the achievement of one high school class that used the software and a similar class that did not. The treatment class used the software once every 2 weeks throughout the school year. The SRA Achievement Test was used as a pretest and the Houghton-Mifflin…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Geometry
Flores, Penelope V. – 1990
The effects of an experimental geometry course on gender differences in standardized test performance were studied. The experimental approach involved: (1) reading new concepts and materials followed by class discussion; (2) relating applications to real-life situations; and (3) conducting a spiraling review of concepts throughout the year.…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Geometry, High School Students, High Schools
Badger, Elizabeth – 1990
Data from science and mathematics tests administered to 12th graders in Massachusetts were analyzed to compare the use of multiple-choice items with that of open-ended questions. Specifically, the study was designed to determine the statistical equivalence of the two types of test items, the information yielded by the items, and the grounds upon…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Grade 12, High School Students
Shoemaker, Judith S. – 1986
This study was an examination of the usefulness of a statistical regression approach to identify prospective Engineering and Information and Computer Science (ICS) applicants most likely to succeed at the University of California at Irvine (UCI). The specific purpose was to determine the extent to which preadmissions measures such as high school…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Computer Science, Correlation
Bordner, Marsha S. – 1985
In response to low college-going rates and low persistence rates of college students, Clark Technical College (CTC) initiated the High School Liaison Project to improve articulation between the college and local schools. The project served as an umbrella for several related activities, including a program for assessing the potential college skills…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
King, James M.; And Others – 1985
The materials described here represent the conversion of a highly popular student workbook "Sets, Probability and Statistics: The Mathematics of Life Insurance" into a computer program. The program is designed to familiarize students with the concepts of sets, probability, and statistics, and to provide practice using real life examples. It also…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Death
Anderson, Carolyn S. – 1986
The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills in reading, language, and mathematics was administered to 3,417 second through twelfth grade students plus 201 resource room special education students for a total of 3,618 students, 97% of the student population in the Crete-Monee (Illinois) School District, in April, 1986. The test results were compared:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Trends
Ferrara, Steven; And Others – 1988
A study was undertaken to describe assessment activities of four school districts in Maryland (Washington, Cecil, Montgomery, and Charles Counties) designed to parallel a state-mandated competency-testing program required for high school graduation and to report uses of scores and positive and negative impacts from assessment activities. The…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Graduation Requirements
Reynolds, Arthur J.; Bezruczko, Nikolaus – 1988
The proliferation of minimum competency testing in recent years has not resulted in a critical analysis of the construct validity of such tests. The present study examined the dimensionality and construct validity of an urban life skills competency test (the 1987 eighth-grade Chicago Minimum Proficiency Skills Test (MPST) via linear analysis. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Construct Validity, Daily Living Skills, Elementary School Students
Gougeon, Deborah J. – 1985
This study investigated the comparative value of nationally-normed tests versus high school mathematics grade point averages in predicting the mathematics success of college students. The study covers the period 1964-1981. The sample for the study was selected from 2 years of student records for all students completing any type of mathematics…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Mathematics, Grade Point Average, High Schools
Harvey, John G., Ed. – MAA Placement Test Newsletter, 1987
This document consists of volumes 1-9 of the Mathematics Association of America's (MAA) Placement Test Program Newsletter. The MAA is the professional association primarily concerned with undergraduate education in mathematics. It has responded to the increasingly difficult problem of placing freshmen students in mathematics courses by developing…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Advanced Placement, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen


