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Download full textLuft, Max; And Others – 1977
Since July 1970, Arizona has required that a standardized reading achievement test be administered annually to all third-grade pupils. Prior to test administration, data have been gathered on student traits, teacher background and teaching techniques, and characteristics of the school and the school district. Regression analyses were used to…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Predictor Variables, Primary Education, Reading Achievement
Williams, Susan S. – 1976
In 1975-76, 26 institutionally administered tests gave students at the University of Texas at Austin the chance to earn credits for 52 lower division courses in 15 departments: anthropology, biology, chemistry, communication, English, French, German, government, history, Latin, mathematics, physics, psychology, Russian, and Spanish. Results were…
Descriptors: College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Canuteson, John A. – 1978
This paper discusses the development of a program of writing instruction across the curriculum at William Jewell College. It reports on a series of faculty forums that discussed what the college-wide standards for effective writing should be, investigated multidisciplinary instruction in writing, and considered a proficiency test. Descriptions of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Laboratories, Program Descriptions
WINEBERG, RUTH E., ED. – 1968
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES A NUMBER OF UNITED STATES ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL), COVERING ROUGHLY THE YEAR 1967. ALTHOUGH NOT EXHAUSTIVE, IT PROVIDES DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW PROGRAMS AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN ONGOING PROGRAMS, COMPILED FROM INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND CITY GOVERNMENT…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Material Development, Second Language Learning
British Council, London (England). – 1968
THIS REPORT HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES BY THE ENGLISH-TEACHING INFORMATION CENTRE OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL FOR THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECOND LANGUAGE PROBLEMS, HELD IN TUNIS, APRIL 1968. (SEE "TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES, UNITED STATES ACTIVITIES--1967," PUBLISHED BY THE CENTER FOR APPLIED…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Material Development, Second Language Learning
Diederich, Paul B. – 1977
The Educational Testing Service Composition Scale was derived from a factor analysis of grades on 300 college freshman compositions, followed by further ratings using the scales with high school papers. This summary provides brief descriptions of the characteristics of student writing rated high, middle, and low on the eight subscales: ideas;…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Program Evaluation
Doherty, Victor W. – 1975
The Portland public school system is decentralized and has three administrative areas, each headed by a superintendent. Each area is provided with an evaluation administrator, and a central evaluation administrator, and a central evaluation department is also maintained. Area evaluation is regarded as an essential function which each…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decentralization, Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Program Planning and Needs Assessment. – 1972
The Prescriptive Mathematics Inventory (PMI)-Level B and a Pupil identification Form (PID) were administered to 22,055 sixth graders in Texas. Results from the PMI are reported in terms of the percentage of students marking the correct response for each of 209 objectives. Panels of mathematics teachers and of mathematics experts rated 40 of these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Elementary School Mathematics
Erickson, Mildred B. – 1970
This study was undertaken to determine the needs of adults who had decided to return to school for higher education, the basic hypothesis being that their needs (which are different from those of younger students) are not being met. A questionnaire was sent to more than 1,100 men and women over 26 years of age who were attempting to complete an…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Counseling, Financial Support
Novick, Melvin R.; Jackson, Paul H. – 1969
This paper presents a discussion of the use of educational tests in guidance services as seen in the light of modern developments in statistical theory and computer technology, and of the increasing demands for such services. A focus and vocabulary for this discussion is found in Turnbull's recent article on "Relevance in Testing." Following an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Science, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Hill, John P. – 1970
Four models for screening for children with psychological problems are presented, each having a goal, a screening procedure, and a criterion against which the effectiveness of the procedure can be evaluated. The four are the illness model, the developmental model, the crisis model, and the match-mismatch model. Implications of models are…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances
Wilson, James W., Ed.; And Others – 1968
This volume contains descriptions and statistical properties of test scales used with grade four through grade eight students in the National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities (NLSMA). Each scale is designed to measure a specified content or psychological area chosen as a dependent variable for the study. The scales are briefly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation
Skager, Rodney W. – 1970
Tests are used in four ways: (1) to select; (2) to give rewards or punishments; (3) as tools in the instructional process; and (4) as macro-evaluation of instructional programs and systems. The Program for Research on Objective Based Evaluation (PROBE) is directed at developing prototypic evaluation systems in the reading area for both classroom…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design, Instructional Programs, Objectives
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1973
The unit provides an introduction to employment service testing for supervisors, interviewers, and employer relations personnel who need a basic knowledge of testing but who do not need to be test technicians. It may also be used as an introductory course for test examiners and counselors. The first part of the guide is an orientation to…
Descriptors: Administrators, Employment Services, Occupational Tests, Supervisory Training
Burt, Forrest D., Ed.; King, Sylvia, Ed. – 1974
The topic of this booklet is the current programs in equivalency testing in English, their inherent problems and any possible solutions. Papers which were presented orally at the Texas Conference on Placement, Exemption, and Credit in English consist of "Societal Demands for the Program of Placement, Exemption, and Credit"; "Grounds…
Descriptors: College Credits, College English, Colleges, Educational Trends
