Descriptor
| State Programs | 41 |
| Testing Programs | 41 |
| Basic Skills | 19 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 17 |
| Minimum Competency Testing | 15 |
| Academic Achievement | 13 |
| Test Results | 11 |
| Scores | 9 |
| Test Use | 9 |
| Achievement Tests | 8 |
| High Schools | 8 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Koffler, Stephen L. | 4 |
| Bloom, Diane S. | 2 |
| Johnson, Carl I. | 2 |
| Behrman, Edward H. | 1 |
| Boone, Janice | 1 |
| Boyd, Joseph L. | 1 |
| Buttram, Joan L. | 1 |
| Corcoran, Thomas B. | 1 |
| D'Amico, Joseph J. | 1 |
| Dusewicz, Russell A. | 1 |
| Edge, Donald | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Parents | 3 |
| Students | 3 |
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| New Jersey | 41 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Delaware | 2 |
| Maryland | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| New Jersey High School… | 8 |
| New Jersey College Basic… | 3 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Lehrhaupt, Arthur – NJEA Review, 1972
Believes that the New Jersey Commission of Education's Policy of state-wide testing creates an atmosphere of repression against teachers'' and curbs imagination and innovation'' in children. (DS)
Descriptors: Group Testing, Intelligence Tests, State Government, State Legislation
Peer reviewedTienken, Christopher; Wilson, Michael – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2001
Describes a program used by two New Jersey educators to help teachers understand and use their state's standards and test specifications to improve classroom instruction and raise achievement. Suggests it is important for teachers to understand the entirety of each subject and where state test content fits within each area so that they can align…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Instructional Improvement, State Programs
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
Peer reviewedKloss, Robert J. – Journal of General Education, 1992
Examines the development and administration of the New Jersey General Intellectual Skills (GIS) Assessment, administered for the first time in 1990 at all public colleges and universities in the state. Describes the GIS's scope and function, scoring procedures, score reporting, faculty expectations, and initial results. (DMM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, General Education, Knowledge Level, Outcomes of Education
Download full textMathis, William J. – 1977
The New Jersey department of education has implemented a minimum standards program to assure that all students have the individual opportunities they require for mastering the basic skills. The 1976-77 program is transitional and is used to build toward full implementation in the 1977-78 school year. In full operation, the state tests will be…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
PDF pending restorationNew Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2000
The Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) is New Jersey's test for fourth graders. It is designed to give the school information about how well students are achieving in the areas required by New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. This guide offers parents and students information about the ESPA. Parent information, which is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Boyd, Joseph L. – 1982
This report describes the sequence of activities that took place as the Examination Division of the New Jersey Department of Civil Service introduced a word processing system for a test item bank and for production of camera-ready test copy. The equipment selection, installation and orientation procedures are discussed. Keyboard and CRT terminals,…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Assisted Testing, Item Banks, Occupational Tests
PDF pending restorationNew Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2001
The Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) is New Jersey's test for fourth graders. It is designed to give the school information about how well students are achieving in the areas required by New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. This guide offers parents, students, and teachers information about the ESPA. The parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
NJEA Review, 1982
New Jersey Education Association policy regarding testing is presented. The policy recognizes the need of teachers, students, parents, and other decision-makers for continuous and comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis of student progress, but opposes the use of tests for denying opportunities, allocating school funds, evaluating teachers or…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests
NJEA Review, 1982
Dr. Saul Cooperman, newly appointed Commissioner of Education in New Jersey, discusses his views on state aid cuts; the "Thorough and Efficient" Law, formally known as the Public School Education Act of 1975; paper work, urban education, good schools, and other issues facing New Jersey public education. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, State Federal Aid, State Officials
Bloom, Diane S. – 1985
The Registered Holistic Scoring Method, which has been used for one year to score the ninth grade writing test of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test, is described. Registered Holistic Scoring was developed from the previous holistic approach in order to provide more reliable scoring guidelines year after year. Two trained evaluators…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Grade 9, Holistic Evaluation
Management and Evaluation Associates, Highstown, NJ. – 1988
This report is designed to provide New Jersey Congressional legislators with current information on the effectiveness of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) Chapter 1 Program in New Jersey. Data on the reading and mathematics performance of ECIA Chapter 1 students in grades 2 through 8 from participating districts were…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Gussie, William F.; Wright, Robert – 1999
The progress school districts throughout New Jersey made in implementing a system of portfolio assessment and the factors that promoted or prohibited the implementation of this system were studied. In all, 262 teachers and 109 administrators completed and returned questionnaires on portfolio assessment. Findings indicate that teachers and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Portfolio Assessment
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1986
The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) is administered in a new form each year to all entering freshmen in New Jersey public colleges and 12 participating independent colleges. The NJCBSPT was taken by 44,344 students from March through December 1985. Test results revealed the following: (1) 26% were proficient in verbal…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Private Colleges
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2001
This booklet prepares a student to take New Jersey's Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA), a test that measures the knowledge and skills that will be tested later in the state's High School Proficiency Assessment. The GEPA has three test sections (content areas): Language Arts Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. The booklet tells students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 8, Junior High School Students
