Strategies for Evaluating the Impact of Province-Wide Testing [electronic resource] / Philip Nagy and Ross E. Traub.
This three-part document provides strategies for evaluating the impact of a province-wide testing program in Ontario (Canada) and reviews the literature on the impact of testing. Part One identifies the effects of province-wide examinations for selected high school courses and proposes four studies...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This three-part document provides strategies for evaluating the impact of a province-wide testing program in Ontario (Canada) and reviews the literature on the impact of testing. Part One identifies the effects of province-wide examinations for selected high school courses and proposes four studies to monitor these effects: (1) an analysis of data collected routinely by the Ministry of Education to assess enrollment trends and marking standards; (2) a survey of teachers to collect information about effects on curriculum; (3) a public opinion poll; and (4) an experiment of another aspect of the effects that examinations might have on marking standards. Part Two proposes studies for tracking the effects on: (1) variation in teacher marks; (2) the evidence teachers collect and use to evaluate achievement; (3) the implemented curriculum; (4) teacher's marking standards; (5) public perceptions of achievement in education and assessment; and (6) board policies governing the use of assessment results for personnel evaluation and promotion. Part Three is a review of the literature on testing effects divided into two sections: examinations and assessments. On the basis of the literature review, it was concluded that studies of the effects of either an examination or an assessment program on Ontario Education would not duplicate research done elsewhere. Lists of references follow each section, and the appendices following Part Three are selectively annotated bibliographies of the impact of examinations. (JAZ) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED276767. Availability: Publications Sales, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6 Canada. Sponsoring Agency: Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. |
| Physical Description: | 183 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780772914651 0772914656 |