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Baron, Joan Boykoff; And Others – 1981
Connecticut's experience with four different standard-setting methods regarding multiple choice proficiency tests is described. The methods include Angoff, Nedelsky, Borderline Group, and Contrasting Groups Methods. All Connecticut ninth graders were administered proficiency tests in reading, language arts, and mathematics. As soon as final test…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Cutting Scores
Stark, Rosemary – 1988
The Literacy Volunteers of America-Danbury, Connecticut, is a nonprofit community organization that provides free instruction in English for those to whom English is still largely a foreign language. For 10 years it has also provided free instruction in reading and writing for English-speaking persons whose education has not provided these skills.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, English (Second Language)
