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Julillian N. Davis – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The continuous disparities in reading test scores between Black and White students remain a substantial problem in education. This study examines the historical disparity by investigating how the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts (ELA) End of Grade (EOG) Assessment incorporates cultural relevance. Employing the theoretical frameworks of…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Evaluation, Content Analysis, Language Arts
Shaw, Emily J. – College Board, 2015
This primer should provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the concept of test validity and will present the recent available validity evidence on the relationship between SAT® scores and important college outcomes. In addition, the content examined on the SAT will be discussed as well as the fundamental attention paid to the fairness of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Test Validity, Scores, Outcomes of Education
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1999
This document contains a description of the Georgia High School Graduation Test in English Language Arts. The test item specifications, reflecting the Georgia State Quality Core Curriculum, are used by writers and reviewers who are responsible for the development of test items. Much of the content in the description is based on earlier test…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English, High School Students, High Schools
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1999
This document is a supplement to the Test Content Description for the Georgia High School Test in English Language Arts. The sample items are representative of items on the actual Georgia High School Tests. The strands (major areas) being tested are Reading/Literature (47 to 49% of the test), Critical Thinking (37 to 39% of the test), and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English, Guides, High School Students
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Developed as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT), these item specifications for sixth grade language arts are designed to provide an overview of the general content and format of test items used to measure instructional objectives. Each item specification contains the following information: objective identification number; grade…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
Mitchell, Ruth; Barth, Patte – Thinking K-16, 1999
This publication examines research on the quality of teacher licensing examinations, explaining that state examinations do not necessarily guarantee that teachers have the breadth and depth of subject knowledge to teach all students to high standards. Researchers focused on English/language arts, mathematics, and science, analyzing actual exams…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching