Ernesto M Bernal
Biographic Data
| ID | 4088193 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ernesto M Bernal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ernesto M |
| FAMILY NAME | Bernal |
| SIGNATURE | BERNAL E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Texas, Pan American |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
To Set the Record Straight and Improve Praxis
The Taas Case
The authors organize this article around five areas of discussion: First is a recapitulation of the major issues germane to the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills case. Next, the authors discuss the second wave of standards-based school reform in Texas, embodied in Senate Bill 4, pending legislation that would eliminate social promotion and institutionalize retention at several promotional gates for students who fail the state-mandated achieveme…
Guest Editors’ Introduction
Psychometric Inadequacies of the Taas
The Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) at the 10th-grade exit-level test consists of three domain-referenced achievement tests in reading, writing, and mathematics, all of which must be passed at the same criterion score of 70 on the Texas Learning Index scale in order for a student to receive a high school diploma. This article examines the adequacy of the TAAS exit-level test from certain psychometric points of view. Although the legal …
An Overview of Conflicting Opinions in the Taas Case
This article provides an introduction to a number of issues and resultant conflicting opinions, held by plaintiffs and defendants, that characterized the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) case. The authors discuss eight different issues and the conflicting opinions that accompany them. These issues are concerned with the (a) explanation of why some minority students fail TAAS, (b) history of racial/ethnic minority discrimination in Texas…
Multinational Perspectives on Giftedness and the Education of Gifted Children
Multinational Perspectives on Giftedness and the Education of Gifted Children: A Spanish Triology." Gifted and Talented International, 10(1), pp. 47–48
An Overview of Conflicting Opinions in the Taas Case
This article provides an introduction to a number of issues and resultant conflicting opinions, held by plaintiffs and defendants, that characterized the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) case. The authors discuss eight different issues and the conflicting opinions that accompany them. These issues are concerned with the (a) explanation of why some minority students fail TAAS, (b) history of racial/ethnic minority discrimination in Texas…
Psychometric Inadequacies of the Taas
The Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) at the 10th-grade exit-level test consists of three domain-referenced achievement tests in reading, writing, and mathematics, all of which must be passed at the same criterion score of 70 on the Texas Learning Index scale in order for a student to receive a high school diploma. This article examines the adequacy of the TAAS exit-level test from certain psychometric points of view. Although the legal …
Multinational Perspectives on Giftedness and the Education of Gifted Children
Multinational Perspectives on Giftedness and the Education of Gifted Children: A Spanish Triology." Gifted and Talented International, 10(1), pp. 47–48
The Taas Case
The authors organize this article around five areas of discussion: First is a recapitulation of the major issues germane to the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills case. Next, the authors discuss the second wave of standards-based school reform in Texas, embodied in Senate Bill 4, pending legislation that would eliminate social promotion and institutionalize retention at several promotional gates for students who fail the state-mandated achieveme…
Guest Editors’ Introduction
Psychometric Inadequacies of the Taas
The Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) at the 10th-grade exit-level test consists of three domain-referenced achievement tests in reading, writing, and mathematics, all of which must be passed at the same criterion score of 70 on the Texas Learning Index scale in order for a student to receive a high school diploma. This article examines the adequacy of the TAAS exit-level test from certain psychometric points of view. Although the legal …
An Overview of Conflicting Opinions in the Taas Case
This article provides an introduction to a number of issues and resultant conflicting opinions, held by plaintiffs and defendants, that characterized the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) case. The authors discuss eight different issues and the conflicting opinions that accompany them. These issues are concerned with the (a) explanation of why some minority students fail TAAS, (b) history of racial/ethnic minority discrimination in Texas…
To Set the Record Straight and Improve Praxis
Psychology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Education Systems and Policy (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Academic achievement (1 work) · Accountability (1 work)