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Michigan State Dept. of Public Health, Lansing. Council on Physical Fitness & Health. – 1978
The projects which the Michigan Council on Physical Fitness and Health undertook in 1978 are reported and described here. The projects and activities include: a school physical fitness program that provided assistance to public, private, and parochial schools in monitoring the physical fitness levels of all students in grades kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise (Physiology), Health Education, Health Programs
Download full textPALOMARES, UVALDO – 1967
THE CALIFORNIA MEXICAN-AMERICAN EDUCATION RESEARCH PROJECT INITIATED AN ASSESSMENT PROPOSAL DIRECTED TOWARD MORE EFFECTIVE EDUCATION OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS IN WASCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. A SAMPLE OF THIRTEEN STUDENTS FROM EACH GRADE, PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH TWELVE, WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM STUDENTS WITH SPANISH SURNAMES…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Instructional Materials, Intelligence Tests
MUNFORD, DAVID C. – 1964
THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION'S "COOPERATIVE CLASSROOM PROFICIENCY TESTS" WERE USED IN THE CONDUCT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN LANGUAGE HONORS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDIANA. THESE TESTS WERE USED IN (1) DETERMINING THE LANGUAGE LEARNING SITUATION IN THE STATE, (2) SELECTING THE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE STUDENTS FOR THE HONORS…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, High School Students, Honors Curriculum, Language Skills
Nassif, Paula M.; And Others – 1980
The statistical parallelism of a pair of tests equated by the P-value method was investigated, as well as the relationship between their raw scores and scores transformed by linear equating. Data were obtained from eight sections of the 1980 New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Program; specifically, the reading and mathematics tests for each of grades…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores, Hypothesis Testing, Minimum Competency Testing
Chief of Naval Education and Training Support, Pensacola, FL. – 1977
This student orientation module is one in a series of individualized modules for a course in basic electricity and electronics. The course is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instructional and curriculum development in a civilian setting. Six lessons are included in the module: (1)…
Descriptors: Electricity, Electronics, Individualized Instruction, Learning Activities
Farley, J. W. – Opinion, The Journal of the South Australian English Teachers' Association, 1967
The teacher of literature can help children become aware of and sensitive to the world around them--its beauty, good, and evil. In teaching poetry, the teacher must choose poems he likes, read them aloud to the students, lead class discussions about student reactions to poems, and allow students to write and to memorize poetry for enjoyment. The…
Descriptors: Drama, English Instruction, Literature, Literature Appreciation
Churchman, David; Hoepfner, Ralph – 1977
School testing programs in many cases have been limited to obtaining an IQ score and achievement scores in reading and mathematics for each student. Testing in the U.S. Department of Defense Overseas Dependents Schools followed this pattern and was under attack from many sides. Consequently, the testing program was suspended in 1971 to provide…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Needs, Military Organizations
Wong, Shirley M. – 1978
Canadian students on the verge of completing their secondary education were tested to determine their proficiency in solving consumer-related mathematics problems that might be frequently encountered in their post-secondary everyday life. Their proficiency was rated as very good in basic computation and use of tables; satisfactory in comparison…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Consumer Education, Foreign Countries
Wilson, James W., Ed.; And Others – 1968
This is one of a series of reports on the National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities. This volume contains most of the test batteries which were administered to students who were tenth graders at the start of the study in the Fall of 1962. These students comprised the Z-Population. For the most part, the tests have been reproduced…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Evaluation
Byrd, Manford, Jr. – 1970
The history and development of city-wide testing programs in Chicago since 1936 are reviewed and placed in context with the impact on testing of Sputnik and the passage of the National Defense Education Act of 1958. Current testing problems include the time lag between events and curricular changes and new test construction, the time lag between…
Descriptors: Accountability, Norms, Racial Factors, Standardized Tests
Brain, George B. – 1970
Most standardized testing programs do not furnish examples of the kinds of information young people actually know. Instead they indicate only (1) how far an individual student is above or below an average score, and (2) the average score of a classroom or a school in relation to others. In contrast, National Assessment evaluates educational…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Educational Testing
Lunneborg, Clifford E.; Lunneborg, Patricia W. – 1970
The next seven years will see important changes in the Washington Pre-college Testing Program for post-high school guidance. In the near future, the current cognitive emphasis of the program will be altered to include more attitudinal measures like a vocational interest inventory and an assessment of educational, employment, and life goals. In…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cognitive Tests, Educational Counseling, Educational Testing
Gloeckler, Theodore L. B. – 1969
This is to be the first of two technical reports sharing the same title. It describes the testing procedures used by the Educational Diagnostic and Planning Center, outlining the manner of data gathering from objective, standardized instruments and other sources. It also describes the collation of data into meaningful descriptive summaries. The…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation
Bolvin, John O.; Glaser, Robert – 1968
One of the most pressing needs in education today is the adaptation of instruction to individual characteristics and background. The Individually Prescribed Instruction project (IPI) of the University of Pittsburgh represents an investigation into the requirements for and the problems encountered in developing a system for individualizing…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Individual Instruction, Individual Testing, Individualized Instruction
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1972
Hawaii's testing program for 1971-72 is described, and test results are provided. Following an introduction and a glossary of technical terminology, narrative summaries of all the tests administered are provided. These tests are: California Test of Mental Maturity; California Achievement Test--Reading; SCAT; STEP--Reading, Mathematics, Writing,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Norms, Research Reports
