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Peer reviewedHirschfeld, Mary; And Others – Journal of Economic Education, 1995
Asserts that, on average, women score lower on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Subject Test in Economics. Reports on a study of 149 student scores on the test to identify factors associated with this differential performance. Finds little support for the notion that men are simply better than women in quantitative areas. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics, Economics Education, Females
Peer reviewedSchagen, I. P. – Educational Studies, 1993
Reviews the Standard Assessment Tasks used to evaluate pupil performance relative to the National Curriculum in England and Wales. Asserts that the system of assigning students to one of 10 levels of attainment is criterion-referenced, whereas the test is norm-referenced. (CFR)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Harnisch, Delwyn L. – 1987
A multi-purpose, multi-user evaluation system was designed to improve the quality of the reporting of information gathered in testing and evaluation practices. One part of the system, the reporting system for information resulting from a district standardized testing program, was described. The Student-Problem Package software was modified to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Charts, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software
Download full textLigon, Glynn; Wilkinson, David – 1985
A variety of methods are used by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District to report the results of student achievement testing. These techniques were developed to alleviate some of the problems that occurred previously: (1) a school's average score represents very few of its students because large numbers of students score very high or very…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests
White, Sheida; Akhtar, Sahar – Focus on NAEP, 1995
This newsletter introduces the 1994 NAEP U.S. history assessment, which tested a representative sample of 22,000 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students across the United States. This issue presents a context for understanding the U.S. history assessment. The newsletter is divided into the following sections: (1) "The NAEP U.S. History…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Phillips, Gary W.; And Others – 1993
This report deals with a variety of ways that have been, or could be, used to interpret the scales used in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Policymakers, researchers, and other users of assessment results need to understand the methods used for reporting NAEP. Having a reference is particularly important as the methods of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Bigelow, Robert A. – 1986
The Delaware Educational Assessment Program publishes annual results from the California Test of Basic Skills by district, school, and grade (1 through 8 and 11). A statewide computer information system was developed to manage the testing program, the massive 10-year longitudinal database, and the information requests received. The Delaware…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Assessment
