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Download full textBehrman, Edward H. – 1998
This paper describes New Jersey's High School Proficiency Test (HPST) in reading, one of three tests given to all 11th graders as a state graduation requirement. Each reading passage represents one of four test types (narrative, informational, persuasive/argumentative, and workplace). Each passage is followed by multiple-choice items and at least…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 11, Graduation Requirements, High School Students
Raivetz, Mark J. – 1996
State-mandated testing programs have been in place in New Jersey since the 1976-77 school year. In 1989, the current test was replaced with two new testing programs, the Eighth Grade Early Warning Test (EWT) and the Eleventh Grade High School Proficiency Test (HSPT11). This paper follows the Trenton (New Jersey) Central High School Class of 1995,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Diagnostic Tests, Dropouts, Educational Mobility
