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New York State Education Department, 2023
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the online delivery of the 2023 Elementary-Level (Grade 5) and Intermediate-Level (Grade 8) Science Computer-Based Field Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Middle School Students
New York State Education Department, 2022
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the online delivery of the 2022 Elementary-Level (Grade 5) and Intermediate-Level (Grade 8) Science Computer-Based Field Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Middle School Students
New York State Education Department, 2024
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with NWEA for the development of the 2024 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2024 Grades 6 and 7 English Language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Format, Language Arts, English Instruction
New York State Education Department, 2020
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the development of the 2020 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2020…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Language Arts, Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
New York State Education Department, 2020
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the development of the 2020 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2020…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Middle School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7
New York State Education Department, 2020
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the development of the 2020 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2020…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, English Instruction, Language Arts, Language Tests
Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
The information and assessment materials in these resources have been designed to assist teachers to gauge their own students' proficiency in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) literacy. By examining modules from the National Year 6 and Year 10 ICT Literacy Assessment teachers may be able to design similar tasks and to judge their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Programs, Testing Programs, National Competency Tests
Crook, Shirley J. – 1986
The South Carolina Trade Examinations for trade and industrial education teachers are administered semiannually by the Office of Vocational Education. This handbook is designed to provide prospective trade and industrial education teachers, vocational administrators, State Department of Education personnel, and other interested parties with…
Descriptors: Industrial Arts, Postsecondary Education, State Programs, Teacher Certification

Wishart, Jim – New Zealand Journal of Geography, 1989
Explains the new format of the University Entrance and Bursary Examinations for New Zealand. Points out that open-ended questions based on field work carry the same weight as those questions referred to as internal assessment. Concludes that these types of questions allow the teacher to cover a greater range of topics. (GG)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Field Instruction
Lawrence, Barbara J. – 1999
This publication provides a general description, in question-and-answer format, of the 1999 Utah Statewide Testing Program. Under this program, norm-referenced achievement tests are administered to Utah students in grades 5, 8, and 11 under a legislative mandate. The newest edition of the Stanford Achievement Tests, the Stanford 9, was chosen as…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Norm Referenced Tests

Woestman, Kelly A. – History Microcomputer Review, 1995
Reviews three software programs produced by textbook publishers that allow teachers to create tests specifically correlated to those texts. Evaluates Norton Testmaker, Diploma IV, and Testmaster according to user-friendliness, editing capability, and variety of test formats. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Enrichment
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to sixth-grade students on the MPT are included. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to eighth-grade students on the MPT are reviewed. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. Bureau of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1984
This booklet provides a brief overview of the Connecticut ninth-grade proficiency test by listing the skills to be assessed on the test. Sample questions exemplifying each skill are also included. Areas assessed include: (1) basic writing skills in the language arts (mechanics of written expression, composing and organizing skills, and library…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Grade 9, Junior High Schools
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
This guide to the ninth-grade French test for Alberta students describes the testing program, provides examples of the type of test to be administered in June 1990, and includes an answer key. Information about the testing program includes general objectives, an overview of the program type, students exempted from the test, testing for students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Language Tests
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