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Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1981
A revision of the document of the same title published in 1971, this publication contains the description of each physical education test event designated by the California State Board of Education annually. Also included are directions for administering, conditioning, reporting, and using the results of the test events. The new norm tables…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Tests, Physical Education, Physical Fitness
Williams, Rick L.; And Others – 1981
The National Assessment of Educational Progress in-school sampling design is a three-stage stratified design. Stratification variables include region, size of community and socioeconomic status. The three levels of sample selection are Primary Sampling Units (PSUs), schools and students. In general, two and sometimes three PSUs are selected from…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, National Competency Tests
Dworkin, Nancy; Dworkin, Yehoash – 1977
In the development of assessment for elementary students, little attention has been paid to the information exchange between student and tester. Analysis of the learning exchange requires developmental, diagnostic, and process information. Cybernetic assessment, a departure from standard testing techniques, involves the examiner in the information…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cybernetics, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Pritchett, Beverly – 1979
This continuing ERIC/CAPS series, entitled Searchlight Plus, consists of two components: first, an in-depth review of cited materials, including prime issues and trends, and implications for helping professionals; and, second, citations from an ERIC computer search on the topic. Series topics are selected in response to user requests. Presented in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Guidance
LOUDERMILK, KENNETH M.; AND OTHERS – 1966
AS THE FIRST PHASE IN DEVELOPING A TESTING PROGRAM FOR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN IDAHO, STUDIES CONCERNED WITH WORKER CHARACTERISTICS IN A VARIETY OF OCCUPATIONS WERE REVIEWED. THE PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE WAS SURVEYED FOR STUDIES RELATING TO SUCCESS AND/OR MEMBERSHIP IN 28 OCCUPATIONS FOR WHICH TRAINING PROGRAMS EXIST IN IDAHO SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Clerical Workers, Individual Characteristics, Interest Inventories
Roth, Rodney – 1980
In 1979-80, the Arkansas minimum competency tests were administered to a sample of 5,000 students in grades 3, 6, and 8. To determine how well test objectives matched the curriculum, their teachers estimated how many of the four items per objective a randomly selected student would answer correctly. Because chi square test comparisons of teacher…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Models, Probability
Johnson, Carl I. – 1980
All New Jersey students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11 are tested annually in basic reading and computation skills using the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills (MBS) Tests. The MBS testing program was initiated in 1976. The former Educational Assessment Program tests were used during the tramsition, and test development activities were begun in 1977.…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Guidelines, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development
Luft, Max; And Others – 1977
Since July 1970, Arizona has required that a standardized reading achievement test be administered annually to all third-grade pupils. Prior to test administration, data have been gathered on student traits, teacher background and teaching techniques, and characteristics of the school and the school district. Regression analyses were used to…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Predictor Variables, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
Williams, Susan S. – 1976
In 1975-76, 26 institutionally administered tests gave students at the University of Texas at Austin the chance to earn credits for 52 lower division courses in 15 departments: anthropology, biology, chemistry, communication, English, French, German, government, history, Latin, mathematics, physics, psychology, Russian, and Spanish. Results were…
Descriptors: College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Canuteson, John A. – 1978
This paper discusses the development of a program of writing instruction across the curriculum at William Jewell College. It reports on a series of faculty forums that discussed what the college-wide standards for effective writing should be, investigated multidisciplinary instruction in writing, and considered a proficiency test. Descriptions of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Laboratories, Program Descriptions
WINEBERG, RUTH E., ED. – 1968
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES A NUMBER OF UNITED STATES ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL), COVERING ROUGHLY THE YEAR 1967. ALTHOUGH NOT EXHAUSTIVE, IT PROVIDES DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN ONGOING PROGRAMS, COMPILED FROM INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND CITY GOVERNMENT…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Material Development, Second Language Learning
British Council, London (England). – 1968
THIS REPORT HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES BY THE ENGLISH-TEACHING INFORMATION CENTRE OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL FOR THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECOND LANGUAGE PROBLEMS, HELD IN TUNIS, APRIL 1968. (SEE "TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES, UNITED STATES ACTIVITIES--1967," PUBLISHED BY THE CENTER FOR APPLIED…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Material Development, Second Language Learning
Diederich, Paul B. – 1977
The Educational Testing Service Composition Scale was derived from a factor analysis of grades on 300 college freshman compositions, followed by further ratings using the scales with high school papers. This summary provides brief descriptions of the characteristics of student writing rated high, middle, and low on the eight subscales: ideas;…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Program Evaluation
Doherty, Victor W. – 1975
The Portland public school system is decentralized and has three administrative areas, each headed by a superintendent. Each area is provided with an evaluation administrator, and a central evaluation administrator, and a central evaluation department is also maintained. Area evaluation is regarded as an essential function which each…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decentralization, Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Program Planning and Needs Assessment. – 1972
The Prescriptive Mathematics Inventory (PMI)-Level B and a Pupil identification Form (PID) were administered to 22,055 sixth graders in Texas. Results from the PMI are reported in terms of the percentage of students marking the correct response for each of 209 objectives. Panels of mathematics teachers and of mathematics experts rated 40 of these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Elementary School Mathematics
