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The New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Testing Program: From A to Z. Occasional Papers in Education.

Johnson, Carl I. – 1980

All New Jersey students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11 are tested annually in basic reading and computation skills using the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills (MBS) Tests. The MBS testing program was initiated in 1976. The former Educational Assessment Program tests were used during the tramsition, and test development activities were begun in 1977.…

Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Guidelines, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development

Status of Minimum Standards Remedial Programs in New Jersey. Final Report of Minimum Basic Skills--Advisory Committee.

1978

The work performed by New Jersey's Minimum Basic Skills Advisory Committee in studying the state's remedial programs is described. The committee's findings are summarized, as are its recommendations for enhancing program effectiveness. Descriptions of data collection activities involve interviews with representative school districts, major…

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Educational Needs