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Hale, Geoff – Economics, 1988
Offers the Southern Examining Group chief examiner's personal assessment of the successes and problems encountered during the first year of the British General Certification of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination. Discusses both coursework and the examination itself. Concludes that if administrative problems can be overcome, the GCSE will…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Change, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries
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Nickerson, Raymond S. – Educational Researcher, 1989
Discusses issues involved in the construction, validity, and use of tests that evaluate educational progress, especially those that assess higher-order cognitive functioning. Reviews the four articles in this special issue. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
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Rogers, Glenn E.; Steinhoff, Carl R. – Community College Review, 1991
Reports on a survey of community college faculty chairs and administrators to identify institutional initiatives to enhance student performance on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), assess faculty acceptance of and support for the CLAST mandate, and determine uses of aggregate CLAST scores in formative and summative evaluations. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Minimum Competency Testing, Self Evaluation (Groups)
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Smittle, Pat – Journal of Developmental Education, 1991
Discusses the use of computerized placement testing at Santa Fe Community College to enable students needing only a short review of reading skills to exit early from a College Preparatory Reading Class (CPRC). Describes CPRC placement, structure, curriculum, and exit criteria; the Early Exit Reading Project; and project results. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Minimum Competency Testing, Remedial Instruction
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Renzulli, Joseph S. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 2001
Discussion of the standards issue in gifted education stresses the value of program models characterized by academic freedom and development of creative expression and urges that lists of standards and high-stakes testing do not replace a rich curriculum. (Contains references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
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Lewis, Ann – British Journal of Special Education, 1996
This paper addresses issues concerning nationally prescribed tests and tasks in relation to the National Curriculum for England and Wales and the assessment of primary-age students with special educational needs. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Discusses apparent contradicting conclusions of two studies on the impact of policies aimed at raising the achievement of at-risk students. One study analyzed the impact of state minimum competency testing; the other analyzed students' reactions to the threat of grade retention if certain levels on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills were not achieved.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Dropout Rate, Educational Policy
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Linn, Robert L. – Educational Researcher, 2000
Assessment and accountability have played prominent roles in many reform efforts during the past 50 years. Reviews features of assessment and accountability that influence the trustworthiness of information provided and impact educational practices and student learning. Discusses reform based on assessment and accountability, describes salient…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Change
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Linn, Robert L. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2001
Reviews features of assessment and accountability that influence the trustworthiness of information provided and impact educational practices and student learning. Discusses reform based on assessment and accountability, describes salient features in reform efforts, and makes suggestions for assessment and accountability systems. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Change
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DeMars, Christine; Cameron, Lynn; Erwin, T. Dary – Journal of General Education, 2003
Finding, accessing, and determining the credibility of information are skills most people would deem necessary for the college educated person, if not the average citizen, to possess today. At the same time, educators, as well as constituents of educational institutions are asking for better and more sophisticated assessment instruments of…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Computer Assisted Testing, State Universities, Minimum Competency Testing
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Baartman, Liesbeth K. J.; Bastiaens, Theo J.; Kirschner, Paul A.; Van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
Quality control policies towards Dutch vocational schools have changed dramatically because the government questioned examination quality. Schools must now demonstrate assessment quality to a new Examination Quality Center. Since teachers often design assessments, they must be involved in quality issues. This study therefore explores teachers'…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Evaluation Criteria, Quality Control, Prevocational Education
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Cheng, Liying; Klinger, Don A.; Zheng, Ying – Language Testing, 2007
Results from the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) indicate that English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literacy Development (ELD) students have comparatively low success and high deferral rates. This study examined the 2002 and 2003 OSSLT test performances of ESL/ELD and non-ESL/ELD students in order to identify and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Literacy
American Welding Society, Miami, FL. – 1996
This document defines the requirements and program for the American Welding Society (AWS) to certify advanced-level welders through an evaluation process entailing performance qualification and practical knowledge tests requiring the use of advanced reading, computational, and manual skills. The following items are included: statement of the…
Descriptors: Certification, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Criteria, Minimum Competency Testing
CEDEFOP Flash, 1993
The procedures currently used in the 12 European Community (EC) member countries for certifying the employment qualifications of graduates of full-time vocational education and training programs and/or apprenticeship programs were compared. The comparison, which was based on information obtained from 12 national studies of EC members' education…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Educational Certificates, Employment Qualifications
Evans, Thomas J. – 1998
This paper explores common concerns about competency testing as they relate to the certification of high school graduates seeking a diploma in the United States. Competency testing is widespread in the United States, with 40 states engaged in competency testing in at least one grade. In general, and particularly for graduation requirements, the…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools
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