Criterion-referenced tests, which are often called CRTs, measure a students performance according to specified standards or criteria rather than in comparison with the performance of other test takers. Work Keys is an example of a criterion-referenced test. New Program Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is offering teachers and educators the opportunity to work on a Masters degree at home, the office, or school through distance education. The TCMasters is an interdepartmental program sponsored by the departments of Educational Administration and Curriculum and Instruction. TCMasters gives students the opportunity to complete up to 24 graduate credit hours on-line and apply this towards a Masters of Education degree with emphasis in either Curriculum and Instruction or Educational Administration.
Phonemic awareness provides the foundation on which phonics instruction is built.
It is also the ability to consciously pick out and manipulate these sounds. Phonemic awareness activities are primarily oral. Therefore, what is learned through phonemic awareness activities has a direct impact on the development of reading and writing skills. These areas include the adoption of an elementary textbook, a study of our district's middle level reading program, as well as an examination of how the writing process is incorporated into the classroom. A secondary focus will explore the need for implementing a public speaking program at the middle level.