A Brief Guide to Selecting and Using Pre-Post Assessments

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Title: A Brief Guide to Selecting and Using Pre-Post Assessments
Language: English
Authors: Sanders, Sara, National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC), American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Source: National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC). 2019.
Availability: National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC). American Institutes for Research. 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5000; Fax: 202-403-5001; e-mail: NDTAC@air; Web site: https://neglected-delinquent.ed.gov/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2019
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs
Contract Number: EDESE15O5037
Intended Audience: Teachers
Document Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Adult Basic Education
Adult Education
Elementary Education
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Delinquency, Pretests Posttests, Testing, Evaluation Methods, Public Agencies, Youth, Child Neglect, Test Selection, Test Use, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, National Competency Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Accountability, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Scores, Test Content, Test Construction, Cultural Differences, Test Anxiety, Testing Accommodations, Adult Basic Education
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress, Test of Adult Basic Education, Wide Range Achievement Test, Measures of Academic Progress, Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
Abstract: This guide is designed to assist States, agencies, and/or facilities who work with youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk (N or D). The information in the guide will benefit those who are (a) interested in implementing pre-posttests, (b) in the process of identifying an appropriate pre-posttest, or (c) ready to evaluate current testing procedures. Within this guide, the reader will find basic information on what pre-posttests are, why facilities should implement pre-posttest procedures, characteristics of different pre-posttests, and how agencies can use the information from their assessment practice. With an increasing number of different pre-posttests available, it is important that facilities understand how to identify the pre-posttest best suited for the needs of their unique youth population.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: ED604574
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This guide is designed to assist States, agencies, and/or facilities who work with youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk (N or D). The information in the guide will benefit those who are (a) interested in implementing pre-posttests, (b) in the process of identifying an appropriate pre-posttest, or (c) ready to evaluate current testing procedures. Within this guide, the reader will find basic information on what pre-posttests are, why facilities should implement pre-posttest procedures, characteristics of different pre-posttests, and how agencies can use the information from their assessment practice. With an increasing number of different pre-posttests available, it is important that facilities understand how to identify the pre-posttest best suited for the needs of their unique youth population.