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Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Ravitch, Diane – American School Board Journal, 1987
Discusses the findings (and implications) from the 1985 national assessment of American students' knowledge of history and literature funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The average score of 11th graders on history was 55 percent and on literature 52 percent. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Riverside Publishing Co., Chicago. IL. – 1990
The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), here summarized for administrators, are intended to provide information about the skills development of individual students and about relative strengths and weaknesses of the instructional program. The ITBS represents the first comprehensive elementary school and secondary school statewide testing program in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
