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Category Archives: Tests
SAT and College-Bound Seniors 2010
Catherine Gewartz reports that scores on the SAT improved a little in mathematics in the past year, but remained flat in reading and writing. College Board released results today. The SAT of a student is a strong indicator of likely … Continue reading
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U.S. Citizens & Officials Fail Civic Literacy Test
Americans nationwide fail a civic literacy test, scoring an average of 49%, or an “F.” Only 0.8 percent (or 21 people) of all surveyed earned an “A.” Test yourelf. How do you score? Tablet PC users and other teachers may … Continue reading
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Stanford 10 Online Available in Real-Time
Pearson announced on October 21, 2008, the release of Stanford 10 Online, a multiple-choice assessment to assess student achievement in real-time for grades three through 12. The Stanford Achievement Test series has served as the leading standard in achievement testing … Continue reading
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Dyslexic Students Not Disadvantaged in Exam Papers
A study carried out by Cambridge Assessment, revealed surprising results about the common perception that dyslexic students are disadvantaged by certain features of conventional exam papers, such as font use and text spacing. The research, carried out by Cambridge Assessment … Continue reading
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Four AP Tests Dropped
David Warlick noted that the College Board told U.S. teachers that it will eliminate Italian, Latin literature, French literature, and computer science AB Advanced Placement tests after the 2008-09 academic year. This is the first dropping of tests in the … Continue reading
State High School Exit Exams: Working to Raise Test Scores
The Center on Education Policy released the report State High School Exit Exams: Working to Raise Test Scores. … the Center’s findings indicate that the exams are having a major impact in influencing curriculum and instruction, especially for disadvantaged students. … Continue reading
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Evidence Centered Design Models Mobile PC Learning Assessments
Mislevy, Almond, and Lukas (May 12, 2003) introduce novices to Evidence-Centered Design (ECD), a computer based assessment procedure that gives special attention is the roles of probability based reasoning in accumulating evidence across task performances. ECD addresses beliefs about unobservable … Continue reading
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Simulation Scenerios Work in NAEP Technology Enriched Assessments
Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments (TRE): A Report From the NAEP Technology-Based Assessment Project describes results from the third and last field investigation in the NAEP Technology-Based Assessment Project. This exploratory study examined how NAEP can use technology to measure … Continue reading
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Making Curriculum Meaningful
Members of the Teacher Leaders Network will discuss online ideas for adding depth and creativity to lessons while still covering tested material. They will take your questions on common instructional challenges today, and discuss project-based learning strategies, the uses of … Continue reading