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Hill, George E. – Meas Evaluation Guidance, 1969
Discusses need to humanize test-giving by making individual's best interests major concern. Relates importance of educating public regarding effective programs and school personnel about effective usage. Reviews selected measurement literature. (CJ)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Coordinators, Feedback, Information Utilization
Power, Colin; And Others – 1982
An external evaluation of the impact of the Australian Studies in Student Performance (ASSP) Project on schools and systems is reported. The presented chapters follow in sequence the development of ASSP. The first chapter places the Australian Project in an international context and outlines the major questions dealt with in this evaluation.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Expectation, Foreign Countries, National Programs
Holmen, Milton G.; Docter, Richard – 1971
The application of tests in clinical and counseling work, in educational achievement testing, and in personnel selection is discussed. An analysis of the organizations which comprise the testing industry, including the various publishers and developers of tests and also the test scoring organizations, is given. The concept of an assessment system…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Clinical Experience, Concept Formation, Counseling Services
Download full textLuhm, Theresa; Foley, Ellen; Corcoran, Tom – 1998
This report explores issues related to accountability in the context of Children Achieving, the school reform effort of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). The accountability system begins with content standards in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and the arts. The Stanford-9 Achievement Test has been designated to assess how students are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Educational Change
Christner, Catherine; And Others – 1990
In April of 1986-87, the School Board approved a student assignment plan which returned most elementary students to their neighborhood schools, creating 16 predominantly minority schools with many students from low-income families. To assure the quality of education in these schools, a 5-year plan was developed. This report summarizes results in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Educational Quality
