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Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. – 1977
The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS/S) was the nationally standardized, norm-referenced test selected for the Idaho Statewide Testing Program for 1976-77. It provided basic skills measures in reading, language, mathematics, total battery, reference skills, science and social studies. Students in the 4th, 8th and 11th grades from 51 of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Johnson, Lynne M.; Finch, John M. – 1976
The highlights of South Carolina's Statewide Testing Program, Fall, 1975 are summarized. Chapter one provides an overview of the report including the program's historical origins and changes that have occurred over the past five years as well as a delineation of the program's major objectives. Chapter two is concerned with ways in which the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1990
Information is provided for educators and the general public about the performance of students on the standardized tests administered in 1990 as part of the South Carolina Norm-Referenced Testing (SCNRT) Program. The first section of this report provides background information necessary for interpretation of the results. The second section reports…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Grade 11, Grade 4

Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1998
This report provides a summary for the years 1993 through 1997 of district and school-level results in Washington on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, fourth edition (CTBS/4) for grades 4 and 8 and the Curriculum Frameworks Assessment System (CFAS) for grade 11. For grades 4 and 8, the average national percentile scores in reading,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Educational Trends
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Management and Planning Services. – 1980
Results of the fifth year of testing by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction are presented. In 1980, objective-referenced tests in mathematics and reading were given to a sample of Wisconsin's public school students in grades 4, 8, and 12. Students were also given the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) in mathematics, reading,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. Planning, Research and Evaluation Branch. – 1989
The Nevada Proficiency Examination Program was established by the Nevada State Legislature in 1977 to identify students who might require additional assistance to maintain normal academic progress through school and to serve as a minimum competency examination, insuring that each student who receives a high school diploma has met certain minimum…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 3
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1980
The 1979-80 South Carolina Statewide Testing Program assessed the achievement of students in public school grades 3, 6, and 11. Results were used to facilitate the decision-making process of educators at the state, district, and school levels. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) were used to measure achievement in the basic skill areas…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1977
This summary report is intended to provide answers to questions that local school personnel may have about the procedures used in the 1976-77 South Carolina Statewide Testing Program and the resulting data. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Form S (CTBS/S)--which measure reading, language, mathematics, science, social studies, and reference…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1982
Results of the seventh year of testing by the Pupil Assessment Program of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction are presented. In 1982, objective-referenced tests in science, mathematics, and geometry were given to a sample of Wisconsin's public school students in grades 4, 8, 11, and 12. Students were also given the Comprehensive Tests…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1977
The Statewide Testing Program assessed the achievement of South Carolina students in grades 3, 6, and 11. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Form S (CTBS/S) were used to measure achievement in reading, language, mathematics, reference skills, science, and social studies. Over 126,000 students, representing 91 of South Carolina's 92 school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis