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Download full textShimberg, Benjamin; Moe, John V. – 1968
To carry out this study, personal interviews were conducted with licensing personnel in the geographically diverse states of New York, California, Florida, Illinois, and Texas. The nonprofessional occupations (those requiring not more than two years of post-high school training) examined for licensing requirements in at least one of the five…
Descriptors: Certification, Credentials, Feasibility Studies, Labor Supply
Harlan, Hugh A.; And Others – 1977
The Nebraska Assessment Battery of Essential Learning Skills (N-ABELS) is a goal-oriented instrument with an evaluation component providing a basis for determining acquisition of twelve skills defined as learning goals. Each goal is stated in terms of an acceptable performance standard which clearly describes what the student must do. The skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Morrison, Max – 1976
The Iowa Assessment program used criterion referenced tests developed for use with students in grades 5 and 8. Participation by local school districts was on a voluntary basis. Lists of minimal objectives were developed after reviewing textbooks and objectives identified by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. These objectives were…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Flanagan, John C. – 1970
The inadequacy of the traditional educational program has been clearly shown in the results of Project Talent. To remedy these defects, the Project PLAN Educational system includes six principle components: (1) an extensive informational program describing the opportunities, roles, and activities for which the student might prepare; (2) ability…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making Skills, Educational Planning, Educational Programs
Williamson, Stanley E.; And Others – 1968
The evaluation of future needs for the K-12 science program in the Fresno City Unified School District used four goals for science education published in the Science Framework for California Public Schools. These goals are (1) to develop attitudes that underlie the personal involvement of the individual with his environment, (2) to develop a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Schools
Coast Guard, Washington, DC. Office of Personnel. – 1966
Project Improve, the new title for the Coast Guard Aircraft Repair and Supply Center (AR&SC) Testing and Counseling Program in Elizabeth City, N.C., expresses the idea of this study: to assist all employees in gaining better understanding of their full potential and their training needs. The results of Project Improve are listed in tables…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Armed Forces, Blacks, Educational Needs
Miller, Jack W. – 1969
This study tested four physical-political map layouts designed for pupils in grades 4-6. The project studied the effect of modifying traditional classroom and textbook maps on performance in map reading. The four map designs tested were the traditional map; a map using a unified legend, more elaborate symbols, and fewer type sizes and styles; a…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Testing, Educational Experiments, Grade 4
Maier, Milton H.; Fuchs, Edmund F. – 1973
Army personnel managers have a continuing need to select, classify and assign to training and jobs large numbers of men who enter the service. The present publication addresses the value of selection and classification testing program in relation to job training success and the suitability of the tests for subgroups of the manpower available to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Classification, Job Placement
Texas Small Schools Project, Austin. – 1970
An historical overview of the Texas Small Schools Project (TSSP) from 1960 to 1969 precedes a discussion of statewide, regional, and school activities conducted with TSSP assistance: summer workshops, the testing program, and TSSP staff visitation at the statewide level; inservice training, talented-youth seminars, and health careers programs at…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Correspondence Study, Educational Innovation, Educational Media
Fiks, A. I. – 1971
A proposal is described to provide objective test results from the yearly School Certificate/GCE Examinations in Nigeria as computer-generated feedback information to individual schools and the Ministries of Education. Absolute, ipsative, and normative analyses would be presented for syllabus topics within each subject matter, and for each subject…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Feedback, Information Utilization
Guthrie, P. D.; Horne, Eleanor V. – 1971
Brief annotations of currently available general school readiness measures are presented. The annotation provides information concerning the purpose of the test; the groups for which it is intended; test subdivisions or tested skills, behaviors, or competencies; administration; scoring; interpretation; and standardization. An alphabetical listing…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Aptitude Tests, Learning Readiness, Library Collections
Schools Council, London (England). – 1965
The experiment described in this bulletin is the result of a previous study of experimental examinations in mathematics (Bulletin No. 2). A basic multifacet test was constructed with 21 mathematical situations in arithmetic, algebra, and geometry and presented in three separate forms: Type 1 Traditional; 2 multi-choice (with four choices); and 3…
Descriptors: Bulletins, Educational Research, Grading, Mathematics
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1972
Results and usefulness of the educational and psychological tests annually given to Harcum freshmen as discussed. General guidelines for test interpretation are also included. (MS)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Counseling Effectiveness, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1976
This handbook presents an overview of the New York State Testing Program as well as specific information on the Regents Examinations, Regents Scholarship and College Qualification Test, the Optional High School Achievement Examinations, Basic Competency Tests, New York State Standardized Tests, the Pupil Evaluation Program, Continuing Education…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adults, College Bound Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1977
Part I of this report attempts to describe the system that was developed for local educational agencies by the Delaware State Department of Public Instruction to support classroom and curricular improvement in mathematics through the administration of an objective-referenced test in mathematics to grade four students. This system includes the…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
