Data were collected from a number of sources evaluating the performance of elementary and secondary school students in New York State. Comparison of New York students against the other 49 states, and of various regions within New York state, led to the following conclusions. New York state produced a larger number of high-scoring students on…

This is the second of three volumes designed to cover the problems and issues of developing and managing a school assessment program. The series offers guidelines and illustrations of several special aspects of assessment programs, such as administering tests and documenting their results. This volume deals with the planning of assessment…

This planning guide provides local education agencies in New York State with the necessary information and instructions for participation in Part B of the ESEA Title IV Library and Learning Resources program. The application for grants cannot be completed correctly without reference to this guide. Contents of the guide include an overview of the…

ELEMENTARY READING CENTERS FOR THE YEAR 1962-63 SERVED MORE STUDENTS OF AVERAGE ABILITY THAN STUDENTS OF HIGH OR LOW ABILITY. AVERAGE READING GAIN PER STUDENT WAS NOTED AS APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. NAMES OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (BOTH SILENT AND ORAL READING) AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THEY WERE USED ARE GIVEN. STUDENTS CAME FROM…

VISION PROBLEMS CAN BE DETECTED IN PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN BY THE USE OF THE APPROPRIATE TESTS OUTLINED IN THIS BOOKLET. THESE TESTS ARE DESIGNED TO BE ADMINISTERED IN PART BY LAY PERSONNEL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN OPTOMETRIC CONSULTANT. THE ENTIRE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE COMPLETION OF A DEVELOPMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE BY THE PARENTS, AN…

DURING A SERIES OF VISITS TO A SELECTED SAMPLE OF 63 JUNIOR COLLEGES, DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD WITH STAFF MEMBERS CONCERNING TESTING PRACTICES, PROBLEMS, AND NEEDS. DATA ON THE KINDS OF STANDARDIZED TESTS USED, THE PURPOSES OF USING EACH KIND OF TEST, THE SPECIFIC TESTS USED, TESTING NEEDS AND PROBLEMS, AND ATTITUDES TOWARD TESTING ARE SUMMARIZED IN…

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AGE, HEIGHT, AND WEIGHT OF PUPILS WERE INVESTIGATED TO FORM A BASIS FOR AN IMPROVED CLASSIFICATION INDEX TO ASSIST IN EVALUATING PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST SCORES. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND RECREATION (AAHPER) YOUTH FITNESS TEST WAS ADMINISTERED TO…

This report reviews the Elementary Mathematics Testing Project of Alberta, Canada. The program attempted to determine the effectiveness of the elementary mathematics program using tests based on the program objectives. The project was carried out in Northern Alberta (Zone 1) during the 1978-79 school year. The revised mathematics curriculum,…

The staff of the Program on Teaching and Linguistic Pluralism at the Center for Educational Research at Stanford University has been involved in a number of research efforts related to the teaching of reading and other language arts skills to Black Vernacular English speaking pupils. These efforts have culminated in the development of a number of…

The importance of motor and perceptual learning in the educational process is discussed. It is hypothesized that an internalization of sensory-motor learnings is important to the perceptual and cognitive development of a child. Developmental and corrective motor training by physical educationalists is suggested. It is concluded that although the…

This list of tests was compiled as a reference for those persons responsible for the planning of testing programs or evaluation. Although it is not intended to be all-inclusive, 12 reading readiness, 15 reading achievement, 9 diagnostic, and 10 achievement batteries are described. Two programs of supplementary materials are mentioned. Information…

This report describes a standardized testing service for multiple school districts. The testing center of the Wabash Valley Supplementary Educational Center was established through Title III of the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The center offers four services to an eight county area: testing materials, scoring, materials development,…

Procedures for the development of the Second Assessment of Mathematics (1977-78) by the National Assessment of Educational Progress are outlined following an overview of the National Assessment effort and the first assessment of mathematics during the 1972-73 school year. The framework for organizing the mathematics objectives for the second…

A criterion-referenced test battery was devised for use with the mathematics program of the Mamaroneck Public Schools (New York) in 1971. After two annual administrations, the tests were revised in four ways. The format was changed, and the number of items dealing with geometry was increased; some items were revised to conform better with the…

Establishing and supporting a theoretical view in favor of assessment and evaluation as an adjunct to psychotherapy is clearly a difficult task in view of current anti-testing biases. But translating that viewpoint into practical terms within the environment of an emerging university can prove to be every bit as difficult. The current paper treats…