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Small, Jason W.; Lee, Jon; Frey, Andy J.; Seeley, John R.; Walker, Hill M. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2014
As specialized instructional support personnel begin learning and using motivational interviewing (MI) techniques in school-based settings, there is growing need for context-specific measures to assess initial MI skill development. In this article, we describe the iterative development and preliminary evaluation of two measures of MI skill adapted…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Measures (Individuals), Motivation Techniques, School Personnel
Small, Jason W.; Lee, Jon; Frey, Andy J.; Seeley, John R.; Walker, Hill M. – Grantee Submission, 2014
As specialized instructional support personnel begin learning and using motivational interviewing (MI) techniques in school-based settings, there is growing need for context-specific measures to assess initial MI skill development. In this article, we describe the iterative development and preliminary evaluation of two measures of MI skill adapted…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Measures (Individuals), Motivation Techniques, School Personnel
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 2002
In 1998, the Kentucky legislature made adjustments to the assessment and accountability system established by the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 to create a new system, the Commonwealth Accountability and Testing System (CATS). The Kentucky Core Content Tests (KCCT) are a component of CATS. KCCT assessments are given in grades 4, 5, 7, 8,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Portfolio Assessment, Reliability
Hill, Richard – 1992
Educational refinement is defined as attempts to improve education through incremental improvements in the existing structure, while educational reform refers to change in the structure itself. A strong move is underway to reform education in the United States. It is argued that the development of assessments in support of educational reform…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement