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Put to the Test: An Educator's and Consumer's Guide to Standardized Testing. The Omnipresence of Tests and What You Need To Know about Them. Revised edition.

Bracey, Gerald W. – 2002

This book takes readers through the often confusing landscape of standardized testing and explains what tests are and what they are not. The book discusses how to interpret test scores, different types of standardized tests, and specific standardized tests. This revised edition also contains discussions of the Third International Mathematics and…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Scores

Graduation Requirements and the Hawaii State Test of Essential Competencies (H.S.T.E.C.). Effective for the Class of 1983.

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Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of the Superintendent. – 1982

Starting with the ninth grade, Hawaiian students are given the opportunity to take the Hawaii State Test of Essential Competencies (HSTEC) to demonstrate mastery of 14 Essential Competencies. These competencies are grouped into those covering the Basic Skills area and those covering the Other Life Skills area (e.g., distinguishing fact from…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements

Your Scores in Basic Skills: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. AISD Junior High Schools, School Year 1981-82. AISD Senior High Schools, School Year 1981-82.

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Austin Independent School District, TX. – 1982

Designed for junior high and high school students and their parents, this brochure explains the structure, function, and method for interpretation of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress. A question and answer format is used to provide information on scope and purposes of the tests, meaning and accuracy…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements