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Calkins, Lucy; Montgomery, Kate; Santman, Donna – 1998
This book is meant to be a guide to standardized reading tests, to help teachers live with tests. Standardized, norm-referenced reading tests are a fact of life for most teachers. The suggestions in this book are drawn form the experience of teachers in the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Teachers College, Columbia University. Part…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Norm Referenced Tests
Buros, Oscar K., Ed. – 1975
This monograph consists of the foreign language sections of the seven "Mental Measurements Yearbooks" (1938-1972) and "Tests in Print II" (1974). The brief foreign language test descriptions from TIP II, totaling 105, are provided first, followed by the lengthier reviews, which total 184, from each of the seven MMYs. In…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, English (Second Language), French, German
Popham, W. James, Ed. – 1974
Representing a set of required readings for those who would keep abreast of developments in the field of educational evaluation, this book presents nine chapters, each written by a recognized scholar on the topic being considered. Several chapters are also available as separate booklets, thereby increasing the flexibility with which the materials…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Criterion Referenced Tests, Data Analysis, Evaluation
Strickland, Dorothy S.; Ganske, Kathy; Monroe, Joanne K. – 2002
For most students, the intermediate years offer the last opportunity to prevent continued failure in reading and writing. These years are a critical bridge to the middle grades where the tendency is to be less personalized and focused on individual needs. This book provides teachers, administrators, and staff developers with the best…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness
Spady, William – 2001
Current educational reforms can be described as top-down, heavy-handed, and test driven. But they are not based on research about how children learn best or how they become enthusiastic, competent, and independent thinkers for life. Such accepted practices as grading, grouping by age, and teaching to pass standardized tests are completely at odds…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Grading
Brenner, Anton; Scott, Leland H. – 1971
This paper is an empirical statistical analysis and interpretation of data relating to school readiness previously examined and reported on a theoretical basis. A total of 118 white, middle class children from six consecutive kindergarten groups in Dearborn, Michigan were tested with seven instruments, evaluated in terms of achievement, ability,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Learning Readiness, Maturity Tests, Middle Class
Johnsen, S., Ed. – National Association for Gifted Children (NJ3), 2004
This user-friendly guide offers advice and insight on developing defensible identification procedures and services for gifted and talented students. Special attention is given to the use of multiple methods including qualitative and quantitative assessments such as standardized measures (e.g. intelligence, aptitude, and achievement tests),…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent Identification, Student Characteristics, Models
Tymms, Peter; Williams, Dyfrig – 1996
This report looks at the extent to which it was possible, using data from 1994 and 1995, to provide value-added scores for schools in three Local Education Authorities (LEAs) in England. The number of terms students spend in school and their academic progress are reviewed, and the responses of the LEAs to the summary of issues related to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Experience, Elementary Education
Johns, Jerry L., Ed.; And Others – 1993
Celebrating the Illinois Reading Council's 25th anniversary year, this 2-part monograph presents 11 papers on diverse aspects of reading and literacy. Papers in the first part, called "Historical Reflections and Challenges," are: "The Illinois Reading Council Celebrates 25 Years" (John W. Logan); "The 'Illinois Reading…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Invented Spelling
Champagne, Audrey B., Ed.; Hornig, Leslie E., Ed. – 1987
The outgrowth of a conference on how science education can best meet the needs and expectations of society, this volume is designed to provide a source of information and ideas about the future of the school science curriculum. It contains 15 papers, including: "Critical Questions and Tentative Answers for the School Science Curriculum"…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum
Hively, Wells, Ed.; Reynolds, Maynard C., Ed. – 1975
Presented are eight papers that deal with the educational implications for handicapped children of domain-referenced testing, as contrasted with standardized norm-referenced achievement testing. The crucial aspects of each testing model are highlighted by W. Hively in an introductory section. M. Reynolds surveys past and present special education…
Descriptors: Computers, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Design, Educational Needs
Steinberg, Laurence; And Others – 1996
It would be foolish to succumb to the view that the educational problems of America are limited to schools in poor neighborhoods or to students from disadvantaged families. Across the country, whether in suburban affluence or urban poverty, students' commitment to school is at an all-time low. This low level of student commitment is matched by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, High School Students
Gore, M. C.; Dowd, John F. – 1999
This book presents a guide to help teachers manage the multitude of diverse tasks that make up a busy school day. Practical ideas from classroom teachers help educators organize their time and memory. The book offers checklists, rubrics, forms, charts, and reproducible materials to free teachers from having to remember every detail. There are 12…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Costa, Arthur L., Ed.; Kallick, Bena, Ed. – 1995
This collection provides a new perspective for understanding what assessment can do to promote continuous improvement in education. The concepts of systems thinking, continued learning, mental models, shared vision, and team building are highlighted in the selections, which include: (1) "A Systems Approach to Assessing School Culture"…
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Popham, W. James – 1999
This book contains necessary information to help teachers deal with the assessment concerns of classroom teachers. The major theme is that classroom assessment should help teachers make better educational decisions. Each chapter contains several elements intended to foster mastery of its contents, including a summary of contents, a more succinct…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constructed Response, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
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