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Download full textMassachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 2000
This guide explains results and other information in the "Test Item Analysis Report," the "School Report," and the "District Report" for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests for spring 2000. It is designed to help superintendents, principals, and other administrators as they review the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services. – 2000
Beginning in 1999, all of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) had to be aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards. This handbook describes the PSSA reading assessment. It contains samples and instructions for developing assessment items for grades 5, 8, and 11. Although designed for teachers, the Handbook is meant to be a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides, Reading Achievement
Moran, Joseph J. – 1997
This book is designed to help adult educators become skillful in conducting an informal assessment of learning. Chapter 1 gives a background in the basic concepts of assessment and stresses the importance of assessing the design of activities and the behaviors as well as the achievements of learners. Chapter 2 introduces the use of the planning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Guides, Informal Assessment
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1989
The Massachusetts Basic Skills Testing Program, mandated by Chapter 188 of the Acts of 1985, seeks to identify students who have not mastered basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Because the Massachusetts Department of Education does not mandate any post-test action, it has not been possible to prescribe any method of providing help…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
