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A Mathematics Challenge for Tomorrow Kindergarten-Grade 12Students in Seventh-day Adventist schools score close to the national norm in math on standardized tests. Some suggestions for improvement are given in the article, including having student-centered and student-directed classrooms and showing students math... -
Achievement Testing Manual Kindergarten-Grade 12This document addresses the use of standardized tests in the Southwestern Union in North America. Created to help educators understand their role and carry out their responsibilities in administering tests and maximizing the use of test results. -
Are Standardized Tests Being Used Appropriately? Grade 3-Grade 12Standardized tests have traditionally been used to determine students' academic standing and grade level, rate school districts, set real estate prices, and even determine whether a teacher will be rehired. Are these appropriate uses for tests? Carol Hammond... -
Assessing the Validity of Graduate Record Examinations TertiaryMost graduate schools in the United States require applicants to submit writing samples, letters of recommendation, honors, grades in major, undergraduate GPA, and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. Of these requirements, GRE scores are the most heavily... -
Columbia Union Effective Use of Standardized Test Scores Kindergarten-Grade 12This 4 page brochure outlines briefly how best to utilize ITBS and other standardized test scores in North American Columbia Union Adventist schools. -
Current Controversies Over Standardized Tests - Is There an Adventist School in Lake Wobegon? Tertiary-LifelongThis article outlines some of the controversies about the achievement of students on standardized tests. It suggests ways classroom teachers, school principals, and conference and union administrators in the Adventist educational school system can address... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis issue includes the following: Ellen White Writings Available on CD-ROM; National Standards for U.S. Students; Campus Job Recruiting Down, Starting Salaries Level. -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Spending and School Achievement are Connected, New Study Shows; IQ tests versus Multiple Intelligence Theory; Improving High... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 12This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: The National Parent Survey and the Adventist Health Study II. Other areas include: Class Size and Teacher Pary Matter More... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Journal Wins Express Award; New Bible Study Tool For Teachers and Students; American Teachers Doing More for Less; Verbal,... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Parents and Schoolwork; Texas Fines Publishers For Textbook Errors; Survey Finds More Students Selecting a College for Financial... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Negative Effects of Peer Pressure; Most College Graduates Find Employment; More Ph.D.s Awarded in U.S.; Math and Science... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Girls as Likely as Boys to Have Reading Disability, Study Reveals; Report Identifies Causes of Learning Impairments; High... -
Putting Standardized Testing to the Test Kindergarten-Grade 12Jerry Kea discusses the history, design, and structure of standardized tests, their status in schools, and alternatives to their use for teachers who desire a clearer philosophical focus and more responsible evaluation of Seventh-day Adventist youth. Topics... -
Shall We Evaluate? Kindergarten-LifelongCan every student truly be evaluated by the same standard? Anita Oliver explores how this 'cookie cutter method' fails to address the diverse and intricate design of human beings. In an age where assessment is increasingly necessary in schools, churches, workplaces,...