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Download full textBond, Linda; And Others – 1993
This publication explores the relationship between state systemic reform initiatives and state student assessment programs using a database established by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory and interviews with state assessment directors in California, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Texas, and Vermont. States throughout the country are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Assessment
Lutz, Frank W.; Maddirala, James S. – 1987
This study investigates the responses of teachers in Texas to a state-mandated pupil testing program. Based on literature reviewed, it was expected that effects of the mandated tests would relate to teacher burnout and account for differences in teachers' feelings of control over curricular, teaching, and professional decisions. The responses of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
In June 1989, third, sixth, and ninth graders in Alberta (Canada) were administered standardized tests in English, Social Studies, and Science, respectively. This report presents results of these tests at each grade level and by gender, with comparative data from 1985. Data for 31,998 third graders (English), 29,918 sixth graders (social studies),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. This document is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. This document is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Capitalization (Alphabetic), Descriptive Writing
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
Intended for teachers, this document provides curriculum specifications for the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations in English 30 in Alberta, Canada. Introductory information (1) indicates the approximate time to be devoted to teaching various components of the language arts, the relative importance of concepts and skills, and priorities for instruction…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, English Curriculum
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
Intended for teachers, this document provides curriculum specifications for the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations in English 33 in Alberta, Canada. Introductory information (1) indicates the approximate time to be devoted to teaching various components of the language arts, the relative importance of concepts and skills, and priorities for instruction…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, English Curriculum
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1988
This brochure is designed to acquaint persons involved in elementary and secondary instruction in New York State with State syllabi and the State testing program. The New York State testing program was mandated to measure student achievement and program effectiveness in the areas of mathematics, English language arts (reading and writing),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Core Curriculum
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of the Regents. – 1983
This report outlines proposed revisions of state educational priorities and expectations for student performance and requirements for school compliance. The proposed Regents goals for students include skills and characteristics to be acquired, and the action plan focuses on aspects of the instructional program including required courses, content…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
Task Force for Educational Excellence in Mississippi, Jackson. – 1983
Requirements of Mississippi legislation designed to upgrade student achievement and school personnel competence, reward good teaching, increase accountability, and facilitate state level educational leadership are clarified in this implementation guide. For each section of the Reform Act the rationale is summarized, statutory citations provided,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Stecher, Brian M.; Mitchell, Karen J. – 1995
This study explored fourth-grade teachers' understanding of mathematical problem solving, an aspect of the Vermont portfolio assessment program that has been largely ignored. Teachers' conceptions of problem solving, their knowledge of problem-solving strategies, their selection and evaluation of problem-solving tasks, and their instructional…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Pearson, P. David; Dunning, David – Illinois Reading Council Journal, 1985
Schemes for assessing reading achievement with specific tests have been in use since early in this century. The two driving forces behind the testing movement--scientific objectivity and compulsory education--blossomed in the 1920s and 1930s and continued substantially unchanged through most of the 1960s. In the early 1970s, the idea of mastery…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. This document is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessement of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated as new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. This is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides designed to…
Descriptors: Algebra, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Computation
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1994
This brochure provides educators, statisticians, the press, the public, and other interested parties with selected facts and figures about education in Alaska. Brief tables give: (1) general district and school information for Alaska's 54 public school districts and its private schools; (2) student information, including enrollment and graduates…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boarding Schools, College Entrance Examinations
