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Peer reviewedHeithaus, Joe – Reading Research and Instruction, 1989
Explores the problems faced in the testing of reading. Discusses research that assists administrators and instructors in choosing various standardized tests, and describes existing alternatives to traditional forms of testing. (RS)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Download full textKean, Michael H. – IRCD Bulletin, 1980
This paper explores factors which may account for the translation of research into educational policy through a case study. The case study was conducted jointly by the School District and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to determine what variables contribute to reading achievement. Students from grades one through four in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Afflerbach, Peter, Ed. – 1990
This paper presents six chapters that describe how statewide reading assessment is currently being performed and how the data are being used. The validity of statewide reading assessment instruments and the appropriate uses of statewide reading assessment data are explored. Several chapters discuss new ways in which some states conduct reading…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
Weiler, Jeanne – 1998
Success for All (SFA), a schoolwide research-based reform model developed by Robert Slavin and his associates at Johns Hopkins University, is based on the premise that all students can and must succeed in the early grades. The program targets students in the lower grades, providing them with intensive instruction in language arts. This effort is…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Research
Peer reviewedGreene, Beth G. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1994
Presents an annotated bibliography of 12 research articles, all related to literacy assessment. Contains essays dealing with writing models, portfolios, and student performance in writing classes. (HB)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Higher Education, Literacy, Models
Badger, Elizabeth; Thomas, Brenda – 1992
In this digest a rationale is given for using open-ended questions in the assessment of student achievement, the use of open-ended questions in reading is discussed, and some implications for the classroom are outlined. Research has helped shift the focus from learning as content knowledge per se to learning as the ability to use and interpret…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level
Mardis, Marcia A. – 2003
This ERIC Digest is intended to help eligible school library personnel write an effective proposal for the "Improving Literacy Through School Libraries" (LSL) grant program, which provides funding for high-need K-12 school library programs to improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access to school library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Programs
