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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Research. – 1988
This procedures manual for the North Carolina Test Development Program details the tasks involved in test development. The basic steps are described in an introductory section; they are (1) to specify the institutional objectives of the curriculum and ensure their instructional validity; and (2) to specify the characteristics, such as the purpose…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 2000
This manual documents the technical aspects of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). In May 1999, Massachusetts public school students in grades 4, 8, and 10 participated in the second annual administration of the MCAS tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science & Technology. This report provides information…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English, Language Arts
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 2000
This pamphlet explains a child's Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) "Student Report for Parents/Guardians." In spring 1999, more than 210,000 students from grades 4, 8, and 10 in Massachusetts took the state's MCAS tests. All public students in grades 4, 8, and 10 are required to participate, and the Education Reform…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English, Language Arts
