The Cost of National and State Educational Assessments.

Autor/in	Cronin, Joseph M.
Titel	The Cost of National and State Educational Assessments.
Quelle	(1986), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Educational Assessment; Educational Finance; Educational Testing; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal State Relationship; Financial Support; Information Needs; International Programs; National Surveys; Program Costs; School Districts; State Programs; State Surveys; Testing Programs; National Assessment of Educational Progress + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsfonds; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Finanzielle Förderung; Information need; Informationsbedürfnis; School district; Schulbezirk; Regierungsprogramm
Abstract	The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessed three grade levels and 21-year-olds in the 1960's, at an annual cost of $6 million. By the early 1980's, adults were no longer tested and funds had decreased to $3.8 million. Other governmental departments, however, have also been funded for testing and a number of state testing programs have been implemented recently. New York State's comprehensive minimum competency testing program, like the NAEP's, cost $3.8 million annually. Test construction is very costly. The Council of Chief State School Officers recommends testing during grades 5, 8, and 11. NAEP tests grades 3, 7, and 11. Local school district testing programs generally have goals that differ from those of the state programs. Local boards use tests for purposes of diagnosis, proficiency testing, or ranking. In the 1970's the international project, IEA (International Association for Evaluation of Educational Achievement) became an attention-commanding project; however United States government officials are not encouraged to fully participate in IEA planning. Coordination of IEA and NAEP procedures could reduce costs. Some state programs use NAEP items for purposes of comparison. Costs for each state's testing programs can range from $105,000 to $525,000, depending on the number of subjects tested per year; total national costs could range from $5,250,000 to $25,250,000. (GDC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC