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Download full textFrederick, Michelle L.; Courtney, Scott; Caniglia, Joanne – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore middle grade mathematics students' uses of scaffolding and its effectiveness in helping students solve non-routine problems. Students were given two different types of scaffolds to support their learning of sixth grade geometry concepts. First, students solved a math task by using a four square graphic…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Yeh, Jennie P.; And Others – 1981
A study of elementary school teachers in California schools was conducted to determine the amount of testing they administered. Yearly state assessment tests, standardized norm-referenced test batteries, criterion-referenced tests, minimum competency tests, and teacher-made, curriculum-embedded tests were used. Testing in most areas was more…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Standardized Tests, Surveys
Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1993
Classroom teachers have the best possible vantage point for constructing locally appropriate surveys and tests; the fact is, however, that teachers tend to rely on nationally mass-produced and marketed test packages. The purpose of this paper is to present a procedure for developing and refining teacher-made surveys and tests, which would be valid…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
Solomon, Jeff; Rhodes, Nancy – 1995
A project to identify alternative strategies for assessing the academic language of English language learners is reported. First, literature on the concept of academic language is reviewed, and then findings from classroom research are used to propose an alternative conceptualization of academic language, one which focuses on the role of stylistic…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis
Marso, Ronald N. – 1985
A questionnaire concerning the use of teacher made tests was completed by 123 public school teachers in Ohio. Five testing practices were examined: (1) number of teacher made tests given during a course or school year; (2) types of test items most commonly used; (3) sources used in obtaining test items; (4) information used in assigning grades;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Arter, Judith A.; Estes, Gary D. – 1985
This handbook is intended for persons who might develop or use an item bank to support their testing program. An item bank is defined as a "large collection of distinguishable test items," with "large" explained as meaning that the number of items available is greater than the number to be used in any one test. The first section of the handbook…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Curriculum
