Using Test Results for Curriculum Alignment [microform] : An Approach to Program Evaluation and Improvement / Susan L. Reichman and Lawrence Rayford
- Bib ID:
- 5495977
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Reichman, Susan L
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988
- 33 p.
- Summary:
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Using test results to align curriculum was studied in two applications with Chapter 1 programs. Curriculum alignment is the process of coordinating instruction so that a particular curriculum builds on skills students have learned in previous courses while providing skills for future success. In using test results for program improvement, disaggregating district and state-wide data were used. Steps in conducting curriculum alignment were: (1) form a school-wide committee for each content area; (2) develop lists of objectives for regular and Chapter 1 programs; (3) review tests and group-related items, forming skill clusters as links between regular and Chapter 1 programs; (4) link test objectives to related program objectives; (5) establish minimum passing levels; (6) organize test results and disaggregate data to classify it into skill clusters; and (7) interpret results for programs of interest. The process was applied in a semi-rural district of 2,000 students and a suburban area of 4,800 students, both in upstate New York. In both districts, disaggregation indicated areas in need of further study. Program improvement followed the curriculum alignment process. Twelve tables provide test results, curriculum objectives, and disaggregated scores. (SLD)
- Notes:
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- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, LA, April 5-9, 1988).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Rayford, Lawrence, author
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