Describes some of the problems in communicating educational research findings to a general audience and provides helpful information on how researchers can best present data on educational practices that work and those that don't. The needs of the audience should be the primary focus in such reports. (SLD)

Describes common mistakes made by young children taking standardized tests and suggests several teaching strategies that may be useful to teachers who are preparing a class to take standardized tests. Teachers need to be sure they don't add to the pressure of standardized testing by overreacting to small deeds of misbehavior or emphasizing the…

Presents seven strategies that an assessment director may use to improve test administration practices. These strategies highlight clear communication, the responsibility of the building test coordinator, and rewarding and reinforcing quality. Also addresses the test administration process from the viewpoint of the school staff and the assessment…

Describes work in progress at SRI International in the Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS) project, which is developing an online, standards-based, interactive resource bank of science performance assessments. Coupled with the development of the resource bank is a program of research on effective use of these resources. (SLD)

Addresses the role of evaluation, the basic logic of evaluation, and how the field of evaluation is structured. Focuses on evaluation in applied psychology, and describes the six conventional fields of evaluation. (SLD)

Addresses some of the basic logic-of-evaluation skills and some of the basic methodological skills that need to be mastered in order to practice the art and science of evaluation. Lists nine methodological skills. (SLD)

Discusses the common sections of a research report and describes some frequently made mistakes. The emphasis is on reports prepared for scholarly, peer-reviewed publication, but the points are applicable to other forms of research reports. (SLD)

Provides an overview of some practical considerations in evaluating high-end record-keeping software products. Emphasis is on the evaluation process and the identification of value-based evaluative criteria. (SLD)

This document consists of articles 23 through 26 published in the electronic journal "Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation" in 2001: (23) "Effects of Removing the Time Limit on First and Second Language Intelligence Test Performance" (Jennifer Mullane and Stuart J. McKelvie); (24) "Consequences of (Mis)use of the Texas Assessment of…

This document consists of articles 1 through 14 of volume 6 of "Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation": (1) "Seven Myths about Literacy in the United States" (Jeff McQuillan); (2) "Implementing Performance Assessment in the Classroom" (Amy Brualdi); (3) "Some Evaluation Questions" (William Shadish); (4) "Item Banking" (Lawrence Rudner); (5)…

This document consists of the first 10 articles of volume 8 of the electronic journal "Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation" published in 2002-2003: (1) "Using Electronic Surveys: Advice from Survey Professionals" (David M. Shannon, Todd E. Johnson, Shelby Searcy, and Alan Lott); (2) "Four Assumptions of Multiple Regression That Researchers…