Does a National Test/Examination System Support or Undermine Higher Student Learning?

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Beverly L.; Ellis, Dolores
Titel	Does a National Test/Examination System Support or Undermine Higher Student Learning?
Quelle	(1992), (17 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Assessment; Elementary Secondary Education; Multiple Choice Tests; National Competency Tests; National Programs; National Surveys; Performance Based Assessment; Standardized Tests; Student Evaluation; Teaching Methods; Test Construction; Test Use; Testing Problems; Testing Programs; Thinking Skills; National Assessment of Educational Progress + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; nicht übertragen; Leistungsermittlung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Testaufbau; Testanwendung; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	Student learning is the bottom line for nearly all efforts to establish a national test system. Major efforts in this area are summarized in this paper. The various efforts seem to move ahead independently, but some common ideas include: (1) creating a national assessment system rather than a single test; (2) developing more than multiple-choice tests, especially performance based assessments; (3) devising subject matter standards for assessment development; (4) increasing understanding of commonalities and differences among subject matter areas; (5) clarifying the consequences of use of national assessments; and (6) investigating the impact of national assessment efforts on fundamental teaching and learning. Two attachments are included. Attachment A describes current alternatives being discussed to measure student learning on a national basis. Choices include the National Assessment of Educational Progress and other state and national alternatives. Attachment B contains a chart with further details on these alternatives. The addresses of 14 contact persons and their organizations are listed. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC