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Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1994
The annual report on achievement testing in Alberta (Canada) includes test results for third-grade students in language learning (for the regular English program), sixth-grade students in social studies, and ninth-grade students in science. Results are regarded in terms of curriculum standards, assessment standards, and achievement standards.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
As part of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP), minimum competency tests of reading, mathematics, and communication skills are administered annually to fourth, seventh, and tenth grade students in Michigan. Results are calculated for each of the desired objectives. Data are also collected on students' reading habits. MEAP test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Hambleton, Ronald K.; Eignor, Daniel R. – 1979
This instructional training package introduces practitioners to methods for developing, validating, using, and reporting criterion-referenced tests. It provides a comprehensive presentation of criterion-referenced testing technology. The package emphasizes the most recent substantive and technological advances in the field that are both important…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Methods, Mastery Tests
Ammerman, Harry L. – 1977
This volume is the third of five volumes describing a systematic approach for constructing task inventories, surveying the task performance of occupations, and analyzing survey data to determine the appropriate performance content for job training. (The approach, referred to as the task survey process, is designed to be of value to both…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Data Processing, Design, Guides
Lee, Lai-Min Paul; Coffman, William E. – 1974
Multiple-choice standardized achievement tests of English vocabulary and reading comprehension and of mathematics were administered to samples of 592 grade eight students and 615 grade five students. Two forms of each test unit were prepared. The control groups took forms containing items with four responses, while the experimental groups took…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Grade 8
Fadale, LaVerna M. – 1974
The purpose of the study was to develop an instrument to assess the career awareness possessed by elementary school children in order to provide base-line information for curriculum decisions. The instrument was formulated from established career content resources congruent with developmental theory. Validation was accomplished with data collected…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Education, Child Development
Hambleton, Ronald K.; Gorth, William P. – 1971
This paper highlights some special characteristics of criterion-referenced tests while comparing them with norm-referenced tests. Psychometric considerations involved in constructing a criterion-referenced test, including item analysis, reliability, and validity, are discussed, along with application of criterion-referenced testing to individual…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Evaluation, Individualized Instruction
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The cost of including hands-on tasks in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was analyzed. In recognition of growing interest in performance assessment in science, the framework for the NAEP science assessment called for the inclusion of hands-on tasks with hands-on activities and questions about the…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1990
The College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) is part of Florida's system of educational accountability that is mandated by state law. The CLAST is an achievement test measuring students' attainment of college-level communication and mathematics skills identified by faculties of community colleges and state universities. Since August 1, 1984…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Associate Degrees
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1992
The College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) is part of Florida's system of educational accountability that is mandated by state law. The CLAST is an achievement test measuring students' attainment of college-level communication and mathematics skills identified by faculties of community colleges and state universities. Since August 1, 1984…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Associate Degrees
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1993
The College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) is part of Florida's system of educational accountability. Mandated by state law, the CLAST is an achievement test measuring students' college-level communication and mathematics skills identified by faculties of community colleges and state universities. Since August 1, 1984 students in public…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Associate Degrees
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1994
The College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), mandated by state law, is part of Florida's system of educational accountability. The CLAST is an achievement test measuring students' college-level communication and mathematics skills as identified by faculties of community colleges and state universities. Since August 1, 1984 students in public…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Associate Degrees
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1977
This technical report describes the procedures followed in developing the tests used in the California Assessment Program, the underlying principles of the program, the statistical characteristics of the tests, and the evidence that has been accumulated relating to the validity and reliability of the tests. The report also presents complete…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Testing
Russell, Dale; Plakos, John – 1977
A method of developing measurement instruments to assess academic achievement in proficiency-based education is presented. Materials and exercises are sequenced to correspond to major activities which must be completed in developing local assessment systems. The exercises contained in this workshop guide have been field tested and can be followed…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Competency Based Education
Morris, Lynn Lyons; Fitz-Gibbon, Carol Taylor – 1978
The objectives of this booklet are to provide suggestions, procedures, and rules of thumb to aid the evaluator in using achievement tests in program evaluation. It also discusses some of the theories underlying the procedures for developing and selecting achievement tests and interpreting their results. Each of the six chapters offers advice on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests
