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Haenn, Joseph F. – 1981
Procedures for conducting functional level testing have been available for use by practitioners for some time. However, the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS), developed in response to the educational amendments of 1974 to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), has provided the impetus for widespread adoption of this…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Scores, Scoring
Apodaca, Mary – 1990
The instrument for Colorado's Foreign Language Proficiency Sample Project and directions for its administration are provided in this document. The project is a voluntary, teacher-designed and -administered effort to standardize high school student language proficiency assessment techniques. The materials are used in teacher workshops. The…
Descriptors: Classification, Difficulty Level, High Schools, Language Proficiency

Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1972
The Basic Occupational Literacy Test (BOLT) was developed as an achievement test of basic skills in reading and arithmetic, for educationally disadvantaged adults. The objective was to develop a test appropriate for this population with regard to content, format, instructions, timing, norms, and difficulty level. A major issue, the use of grade…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Basic Skills