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Culhane, P. T., Ed.; White, J., Ed. – 1979
Five papers on testing in English as a second language are included in this volume. "A Preliminary Diagnostic Test for Adult Immigrants" by Johan I. Arthur presents the first stage in a project to develop a test for limited English speaking adults in the Colchester, Essex area. "An Initial Testing Battery on a Course for Air Traffic…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Diagnostic Tests
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
This eighth annual edition of the Data Resource Book for the school year 1979-1980 was designed as a readily available source of information for school staff and community use. It provides the latent facts and figures about the District of Columbia public school system. Information covered by the Data Resource Book includes: (1) school board and…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Farrell, Margaret A.; And Others – 1980
Two paper and pencil group tests were assessed for their ability to classify subjects as concrete or formal operational. The two group tests, Sheehan's (1970) version of Longeot's three subtests and set of three puzzles, were administered to 607 students from ninth- and tenth-grade science and mathematics classes. A subsample of 69 students was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Measurement, Educational Diagnosis, Grade 10
Download full textMills, Craig N.; Hambleton, Ronald K. – 1979
The literature related to reporting, interpreting, and utilizing test results for norm-referenced and criterion-referenced testing is reviewed; and the prerequisites and other important characteristics of a good report are described. Guidelines are also provided for the development or evaluation of reporting systems for criterion-referenced tests…
Descriptors: Administrators, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
FLANAGAN, JOHN C.; AND OTHERS – 1962
A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF VARIOUS FACETS OF THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL IS PRESENTED. MAIN AREAS ARE--(1) AN OVERALL PICTURE OF THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION ON SUCH CARACTERISTICS AS SCHOOL PRACTICES, POLICY, SCHOOL PLANT, PRINCIPAL AND TEACHING STAFF, AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS. AS SCHOOL PRACTICES, POLICY, SCHOOL PLANT,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Educational Objectives
SMITH, ROBERT G., JR. – 1965
THE NEED FOR A QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM IN A MILITARY TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE METHODS OF ESTABLISHING SUCH A UNIT ARE DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. THE PURPOSE OF QUALITY CONTROL IS TO INSURE A SATISFACTORY STANDARD OF COMPETENCE AMONG THE STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE, TO MAINTAIN THIS QUALITY BY A CONTINUOUS MONITORING PROCESS, AND TO IMPROVE…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grading, Military Training, Multiple Choice Tests
MCFADDEN, DENNIS – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PILOT PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP AND VALIDATE TESTS TO ASSESS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN TWELFTH GRADE VOCATIONAL PRINTING PROGRAMS. THE OHIO PRINTING ACHIEVEMENT TEST AND A NEW TEST DEVELOPED BY THE PROJECT, THE OHIO PRINTING PERFORMANCE TEST, WERE ADMINISTERED TO A SAMPLE OF STUDENTS WHO WERE NEARING COMPLETION OF THE 4-YEAR…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Grade 12
BAKER, STEWARD L.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF AN EFFORT TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF FATHER'S ABSENCE (FA) AND/OR GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY ON THE MILITARY FAMILY IS PRESENTED. CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH 65 FAMILIES WHO HAD FIVE TO EIGHT YEAR OLD SONS AND HAD ORDERS FOR AN UNACCOMPANIED FAMILY TOUR OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR'S DURATION IN A NONCOMBAT AREA. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS WERE…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Programs, Family Attitudes, Family Characteristics
PIELE, PHILIP – 1967
THIS DOCUMENT ALPHABETICALLY LISTS 145 JOURNAL ARTICLES ON EDUCATIONAL DATA PROCESSING PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1960 AND 1967. (HM)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Audiovisual Instruction, Automation, Bibliographies
OLSON, GARY FRANKLIN – 1967
IN AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR AND THE DIMENSIONS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR ACADEMIC WORK ENVIRONMENT, ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE DATA FROM A RANDOMLY SELECTED SAMPLE OF 83 SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (83 PERCENT OF 100 SURVEYED) AND TEN TEACHERS FROM EACH RESPONDING SCHOOL.…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Behavior Patterns, Ecological Factors
Oakland Unified School District, CA. – 1966
A FIRST-YEAR EVALUATION WAS MADE OF SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SET UP TO PROVIDE REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION IN BASIC EDUCATION AND IN METHODS OF SEEKING AND APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT, OFFERED UNDER THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT. PARTICIPANTS RANGED WIDELY IN AGE, (21-76) WITH A GREAT NUMBER IN THE ADVANCED AGE GROUP. THEIR…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Arithmetic
Hepburn, Mary A. – 1980
This paper describes and evaluates a citizenship education project for elementary and secondary schools. The specific purpose of the project was to develop and test a model to improve political knowledge and attitudes of students by systematically infusing political/citizenship education into existing elementary and secondary social studies…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Citizenship Education, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Assessment
Atkinson, Anna Pearl – 1980
Equal educational opportunity is the springboard for equal opportunity and is the hope of blacks, other minorities, and whites for fair participation in the economic marketplace. Standardized tests frequently contain a cultural bias that mitigates against black students, thus presenting a barrier to higher education. In many places, competency…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Teachers, Culture Fair Tests
Docking, Russell A. – 1979
The Profile of Real/Ideal Scholastic Motivation (PRISM) self-report instrument is included in the user's manual. PRISM is a set of 30 postulates which measures attitudes in an educational setting (i.e., educational self-theory). The instrument has a closed response format chosen on the grounds of reliability, validity, and reactivity. It is scaled…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavioral Science Research, Educational Attitudes, Educational Research
Johansson, Britt – 1980
An English summary of a study on nursing education which was written in Swedish is presented. Standards of medical and surgical knowledge required of student nurses were evaluated based on all written test items in medical and surgical nursing set during one year at Swedish schools of nursing. The views of teaching staff and student nurses on…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Degree Requirements, Educational Assessment
