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A Primer for Developing Measures of Science Content Knowledge for Small-Scale Research and Instructional Use
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Bass, Kristin M.; Drits-Esser, Dina; Stark, Louisa A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
The credibility of conclusions made about the effectiveness of educational interventions depends greatly on the quality of the assessments used to measure learning gains. This essay, intended for faculty involved in small-scale projects, courses, or educational research, provides a step-by-step guide to the process of developing, scoring, and…
Descriptors: Sciences, Knowledge Level, Educational Research, High School Students
National Tests: What Other Countries Expect Their Students to Know.
Cheney, Lynne V. – Humanities, 1991
Proposes a system of achievement testing for all U.S. students rather than just those who are college bound. Criticizes present achievement testing as a patchwork system that fails to provide parents with information about how much their children are learning in comparison to others. Provides a sampling of national achievement test questions from…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
The Third Edition of the Test of Understanding in College Economics.
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Saunders, Phillip – Journal of Economic Education, 1991
Discusses the content and cognitive specification of the third edition of the Test of Understanding in College Economics. Presents examples of the construction and sampling criteria employed in the latest and previous versions of the test. Explains that the test emphasizes recognition and understanding of basic terms, concepts, and principles with…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Testing, Higher Education, Student Evaluation
Using Tests To Evaluate the Impact of Curricular Reform on Higher Order Thinking.
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Davis, Alan – 1992
The dominant issues in considering the use of tests developed outside the classroom to measure the impact of curriculum reform on higher order thinking are reviewed by a panel interviewed for this discussion. Panel members are: (1) Stuart Kahl, (2) Robert Linn, (3) Senta A. Raizen, (4) Lauren Resnick, and (5) Thomas A. Romberg. It is conceded…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Assessing Student Outcomes: Performance Assessment Using the Dimensions of Learning Model.
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Marzano, Robert J.; Pickering, Debra; McTighe, Jay – 1993
Dimensions of Learning is an instructional model that is based on the premise that five types of thinking are essential to the learning process: (1) positive attitudes and perceptions about learning; (2) thinking involved in acquiring and integrating new learning; (3) thinking in extending and refining knowledge; (4) thinking in using knowledge…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level
National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship Year 10 School Assessment, 2004
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Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2004
In 2004, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of a sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in civics and citizenship. The assessment of civics and citizenship is part of a national plan that is being put progressively in place to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civics, Citizenship Education, Grade 10