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Brown, W. J., Jr.; Trivett, B. Clark – 1977
Concern over reports that North Carolina elementary school students performed below the national norms in reading achievement led to the establishment of a pilot program to improve reading skills in grades one through three. The Primary Reading Program was initiated in 117 classrooms in 40 schools throughout the state; 117 control classrooms from…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Instructional Improvement
Download full textMaryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1995
This document summarizes the statewide assessment programs required by the Maryland State Department of Education and the exemptions, excuses, and accommodations permitted for each program. All students are to be included to the fullest extent possible in the mandated state assessments. The accommodations for an individual student are meant to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Limited English Speaking, Participation
Shively, Joe E. – 1986
Results of the West Virginia State-County Testing Program from 1982 to 1985 are summarized. The test battery includes the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS); the Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT), a test of scholastic ability; and the West Virginia Student Questionnaire, which includes school subjects interest ratings, educational plans, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biographical Inventories, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Borgrink, Henry, Comp. – 1986
This report provides a broad cross section of data on the operation and performance of New Mexico public schools during 1982-85. Data on enrollment (in kindergarten, in grades 1-6 and 7-12, and in special education, and percent enrolled in Title I and bilingual education programs), student characteristics (dropout rate, ethnicity, mobility),…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, Dropout Rate
PDF pending restorationArter, Judith A.; Estes, Gary D. – 1978
The validity of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) and problems associated with inappropriate norms were investigated in eleven senior high schools in Phoenix, Arizona. CTBS validity was assessed in three ways: (1) correlation between test scores and number of courses taken in that subject; (2) correlation between CTBS scores and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, High Schools
Hinckley, Ronald H.; And Others – 1978
In this report, findings related to the process of selecting students for compensatory education (CE) programs on basic skills, and the economic and educational status of students selected are recorded. Chapter I explains the principle variables considered in research: family, economic status, reading and math CE selection status, teacher judgment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
