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Peer reviewedStecher, Brian M.; Klein, Stephen P. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1997
Estimates of the costs of including hands-on measures of science skills in a large-scale assessment program were derived from a field trial involving more than 2,000 fifth and sixth graders. Results suggest that complexity makes hands-on assessments more than three times as expensive as open-ended writing assessments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Hilderbrand, John A.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Research Bulletin, 1983
The first part of this document presents the results of a survey of early entrance testing procedures in 25 Florida districts and details teacher ratings of 486 first-grade and 154 kindergarten students whose entrance test results had permitted them to enter kindergarten a year earlier than other students with birthdays between October and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Costs, Cursive Writing, Early Admission
