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Kieffer, Michael J.; Rivera, Mabel; Francis, David J. – Center on Instruction, 2012
This report presents results from a new quantitative synthesis of research on the effectiveness and validity of test accommodations for English language learners (ELLs) taking large-scale assessments. In 2006, the Center on Instruction published a review of the literature on test accommodations for ELLs titled "Practical Guidelines for the…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, English Language Learners, Evidence, Meta Analysis
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Applegate, Jim – American Biology Teacher, 1995
Describes a strategy to incorporate the theme of cooperative learning into the format of graded examinations. (JRH)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Cooperative Learning, Ecology
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Hubbard, J. I.; Seddon, G. M. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
Investigates differences in marking standard and reliability when experienced teachers carried out assessments of the performance on practical exercises. The results showed that there was no difference between the assessments from the groups containing 5 and 20 students. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries, Group Testing, Science Teachers