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Download full textAustin Independent School District, TX. – 1982
Designed for junior high and high school students and their parents, this brochure explains the structure, function, and method for interpretation of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress. A question and answer format is used to provide information on scope and purposes of the tests, meaning and accuracy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1987
Nine papers were presented at the 1986 Educational Testing Service Invitational Conference on outcomes assessment in higher education. The Award for Distinguished Service to Measurement was awarded to Frederic Kuder for development of the Kuder-Richardson 20 and KR-21 formulas for test reliability, the Kuder Preference Record, and the Kuder…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), College Students
Mattke, Thomas L. – 1990
Based in the belief that many preschool programs have an orientation toward a developmental philosophy yet are not developmentally appropriate in program practices, this discussion contrasts developmentally and psychometrically oriented approaches, reviews literature on program design and children's needs, and provides guidelines in the areas of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Reynolds, Marianne C. – 1985
This paper examines remedial programs in colleges and discusses the relationship of those programs to diagnostic testing. The Basic Skills Placement Test (BSPT) is required of all College freshman in New Jersey public colleges. Mercer County Community College, used as an example throughout this paper, uses the BSPT as a basis for placing students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, Diagnostic Tests
Morris, Cathy – 1984
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to provide data on the basic skills performance of first-time-in-college students who graduated from area public high schools between August 1982 and September 1983 and enrolled at MDCC in fall 1983. The entering basic skills performance of students who graduated in the top 20% of their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Marso, Ronald N. – 1985
A questionnaire concerning the use of teacher made tests was completed by 123 public school teachers in Ohio. Five testing practices were examined: (1) number of teacher made tests given during a course or school year; (2) types of test items most commonly used; (3) sources used in obtaining test items; (4) information used in assigning grades;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk; Carter, Stephen – 1987
A study was conducted of remedial education programs in community and junior colleges and technical institutes in Texas to produce baseline data on the current range of remedial education practices and to assess the outcomes achieved. Every two-year college in the state (N=62) participated in the study, providing information on policies and…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Hobbs, Ruby L., Comp. – 1988
This report on the effectiveness of Shelby State Community College's (SSCC) Academic and Developmental Services (A/D) Program consists primarily of statistical tables that describe three cohorts of full- and part-time students; i.e., those currently enrolled students who entered the college in fall 1985, 1986, or 1987. Data are presented on basic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Hadden, Craig – 1988
At Colorado Mountain College (CMC), academic advising is based upon a comparison of students' basic skills with the skill requirements of individual courses. Students who enter CMC to obtain a degree must take placement tests in writing, reading, math, and study skills before they can enroll in classes. The placement test battery includes a…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
Mangino, Evangelina – 1987
The Texas Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) is a mandated criterion-referenced test administered to students in grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 in Texas public schools. This report by the Austin Independent School District (AISD) contains an executive summary of TEAMS results, an analysis of performance, and attachments. Among the major findings…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing
Siskind, Teri G.; Rose, Janet S. – 1986
The Charleston County School District (CCSD) has recently begun development of criterion-referenced tests (CRT) in different subject areas and for different grade levels. This paper outlines the process that CCSD followed in the development of math and language arts tests for grades one through eight and area exams for required high school…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1987
The New Teachers Mathematics Staff Development Program for grades 9 through 12 is a combination of content and methodology. Teachers focus their attention on content, lesson planning, questioning, homework, and testing. This volume contains materials for eight workshop sessions. Sessions included are: (1) An Introduction to the New York City…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Educational Testing, High Schools
Ortiz, Alba A.; Wilkinson, Cheryl Y. – 1987
The document reports detailed results of an analysis of special education services provided in three urban school districts in Texas to 24 limited English proficient (LEP) Hispanic students and 28 English proficient Hispanic students (grades 2 through 5) who were classified as communication disordered. The focus of the study was on data collected…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communication Disorders, Communicative Competence (Languages), Diagnostic Tests
Stiggins, Richard J.; And Others – 1985
Conducted to define in detail the ingredients contributing to an effective classroom assessment environment, this study explored the assessment methods actually used by classroom teachers through case study observations and teacher journals. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the report. Chapter 2 presents the findings of a review of the literature…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
Marland, Elaine, Comp.; Pickens, Keith, Comp. – 1985
This bibliography from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) covers the period 1934-1984 and contains NZCER imprints; works by NZCER staff; and articles, papers, and other documents owing their intellectual or material origins to NZCER. It is organized into 22 broad types of readings which are then arranged by year of…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Educational Research
