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Heubert, Jay P., Ed.; Hauser, Robert M., Ed. – 1999
This study looks at how testing affects critical decisions for U.S. students, focusing on the impact of testing on individual students. It examines common misuses of tests, their political and social contexts, what happens when test issues are taken to court, special student populations, social promotion, and other issues of current interest. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests
Hammill, Donald D.; Bryant, Brian R. – 1998
This package contains the Learning Disabilities Diagnostic Inventory (LDDI) and the LDDI examiner's manual. The LDDI is intended to help identify intrinsic processing disorders in children and adolescents. Items represent specific observable behaviors associated with learning disability (LD) in listening, speaking, reading, writing, mathematics,…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Schneider, Steven – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
In order to meet the goals of No Child Left Behind, standardized testing is preeminent as the sole indicator determining whether states all across America demonstrate adequate yearly progress regarding the improvement of student achievement in literacy education. This book will help teachers and parents raise children's scores on standardized…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Literacy Education, Reading Comprehension, Study Skills
Pinsent, A. – 1960
The British Education Act of 1944 stipulated that instruction and training be offered according to the ages, abilities, and aptitudes of pupils. One specific problem concerned the entry to secondary schools of pupils from a variety of primary schools. The resulting problem of determining the different aptitudes and abilities has been partially…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy
Miller, Wilma H. – 1974
Constructed to aid teachers in the diagnosis of specific reading problems of individual students or groups of students, this kit is recommended for use by elementary classroom teachers, secondary content-area teachers, reading specialists at various levels, and elementary and secondary school administrators. Section one of the kit gives directions…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Reading
Wraga, William G., Ed.; Hlebowitsh, Peter S., Ed. – 2000
This volume offers the educational leader reviews of research on five timely educational issues: citizenship education, multicultural education, gifted and talented education, classroom assessment, and scheduling. The chapters treating citizenship education review both the research about and practice of citizenship education in K-12 schooling.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Block Scheduling, Citizenship Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Lally, Carolyn Gascoigne, Ed. – 2001
Few matters induce more dialogue among foreign language among educators than the problem of students' transition between levels of language study. Secondary school teachers worry about how best to integrate a diversely prepared freshman population into their curriculum. The aim of this edited volume is to assemble the theory, research, and vision…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Educational Mobility, Educational Planning
Fischer, Cheryl Fulton; King, Rita M. – 1995
This guidebook provides information on how to implement authentic assessment. It presents pertinent information in an easy-to-read format and is intended to be a reference for further resources. Chapter 1 defines relevant terms and compares traditional testing practices with authentic assessment. Specifically, it looks at the differences in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Competence, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Woolfolk, Anita E., Ed. – 1998
Noting that the field of educational psychology is rapidly changing, with renewed interest in how we learn and how excellent teaching occurs, this collection comprises relevant readings selected from professional journals and magazines. The articles are grouped by topics consistently found in educational psychology textbooks. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Environment, Educational Psychology
Desforges, Charles – 1989
Compulsory national testing for children at ages 7, 11, 14, and 16 years is part of the British National Curriculum. This development contributes to the fact that the issue of assessment is of increasing interest to parents, teachers, administrators, and employers. This book attempts to explain how assessment systems work and the uses that can be…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Rees, M. E. Gwenda – 1954
This pamphlet outlines an attempt to provide an instrument by which the linguistic background of Welsh children can be measured. In a group of Welsh-speaking children there are different degrees of Welshness, and it is essential, for educational purposes, that the degrees of Welsh linguistic background be estimated. The two versions of the Welsh…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Educational Testing, Family Characteristics
Schank, Roger C. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2004
In the author's words: "This book is an honest attempt to understand what it means to be educated in today's world." His argument is this: No matter how important science and technology seem to industry or government or indeed to the daily life of people, as a society we believe that those educated in literature, history, and other humanities are…
Descriptors: Experimental Curriculum, Instructional Design, Standardized Tests, Educational Change
Elliot, Stephen N.; Braden, Jeffery P.; White, Jennifer L. – 2001
This book is about the assessment and inclusion of all students, including those with disabilities, in statewide and district assessment programs. It addresses aspects of assessment such as testing practices, test content, legal guidelines, technical aspects of tests, students' learning objectives, and instructional programs. Throughout the book,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Case Studies
McMillan, James H. – 1997
This book is designed to provide prospective and practicing teachers with: (1) a concise presentation of assessment principles that clearly and specifically relate to instruction, (2) current research in the field, and (3) practical and realistic examples of assessment and suggestions for assessment built into the instructional process. The book…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Courts, Patrick L.; McInerney, Kathleen H. – 1993
As part of the American school reform movement, administrators are searching for ways of measuring students' skills and progress within the system. This book focuses on the qualitative assessment possible through the use of student portfolios, particularly at the college level. It begins with a critical examination of multiple-choice, standardized…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Classroom Research, College Outcomes Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education