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Download full textBaker, Eva L.; Herman, Joan L. – 1988
A plan for evaluating the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) is presented, which implements the model for Sensible Technology Assessment/Research (STAR). STAR involves interactive participation in the evaluation study by ACOT participants, collateral university researchers, and University of California (Los Angeles) staff to develop a credible,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Baker, Eva L.; Linn, Robert L. – 1992
The use of portfolio assessment as a method of evaluating the writing competence of elementary school students was studied. The study contained two components: (1) an empirical study of the utility and meaningfulness of using an analytic rubric developed for the evaluation of traditional writing samples to score student portfolios; and (2) a…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods
Baker, Eva L. – 1989
The renewed attention to assessments that attempt to capture complex aspects of educational attainments of students is explored. The definition and impetus for attention of the measurement community to higher order thinking skills are examined. Through a detailed description, a model assessment development process is presented. The process relies…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education
Baker, Eva L.; Quellmalz, Edys – 1979
Three pilot studies--effects of writing prompt modality on writing performance; effect of topic familiarity; and effect of topic, sample and rater group membership on the stability of scoring criteria application--are used to identify the variability in student writing performance. A writing competency test aims to assess writing-specific skills…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Pictorial Stimuli, Scores, Scoring
Herman, Joan L.; Baker, Eva L. – 1986
Without support, financial, organizational and otherwise, the U.S. national IEA writing study would never have been conducted; however, implementation of the study was difficult. Planning for the study and its support commenced in 1980, coterminous with two important occurrences: the National Institute of Education pulled back on its interest in…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Grantsmanship, International Programs
Baker, Eva L. – 1987
Examining the status of the United States National Study of the International Evaluation of Educational Achievement Study of Written Composition (IEA-SWC), this report discusses the results of SWC, which attempted to assess, nationally and internationally, the quality of student writing in schools by collecting and evaluating student compositions.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Grade 10
Baker, Eva L.; And Others – 1985
This is a final report of support received through the National Institute of Education (NIE) to assist in research on the writing ability of United States children. The study began under the auspices of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) in order to contribute to a cross national assessment of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypothesis Testing
