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Download full textNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Information, Reporting, and Technology Services. – 2000
The New York State School Report Card is an important part of the effort to raise learning standards for all students. It is designed to provide information to the public on student performance and other measures of school and district performance. The 2000 report card has been changed to focus on measures of student progress on the new standards.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Guides, Program Evaluation, Report Cards
Taylor, Catherine S. – 1999
This document contains the technical information for the 1998 Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL), Grade 4 Assessment for Reading, Mathematics, Listening, and Writing. It documents the technical quality of the assessment, including the evidence for the reliability and validity of test scores. The manual's chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Listening Skills, Mathematics Tests
Peer reviewedEwing, Norma J. – High School Journal, 1979
The author examines concerns about whether or not, and by what criteria, handicapped students should be included in or excluded from comprehensive competency testing programs, as well as the implications of minimum competency testing for the handicapped. Pertinent legislation from several states is discussed. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Educational Discrimination
Portland Public Schools, OR. Evaluation Dept. – 1983
The Portland (OR) School District has a long-standing tradition of local achievement test development. Portland prefers to use scores and reporting procedures which capitalize on the advantages of "equal interval" which can be analyzed statistically by all procedures available. Portland testing programs serve a number of purposes: (1)…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Latent Trait Theory, Local Norms
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1990
One in a series of technical manuals describing the curricular and psychometric characteristics of tests administered by the State of North Carolina, this manual contains a description of the U.S. history test given to high school students. It is designed to facilitate the proper technical use of the test scores obtained from the administration of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Public Schools, Secondary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Testing Programs. – 1986
This manual, accompanying the New York State Regents Examinations and Competency Tests, is intended for use by school administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, and proctors. Regents examinations measure the quality of instruction and learning that has taken place in high schools, and provide information for educational and vocational decision…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1986
This handbook is designed to serve as a resource for Alaskan district-level administrators in charge of planning, implementing and monitoring districtwide student assessment programs. The information is divided into 10 chapters, including: (1) aligning assessment with curriculum and instruction; (2) planning an assessment program; (3)…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Program Costs
Coleman, Geraldine J., Ed. – 1983
This pamphlet presents answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). They include questions about the history of MEAP, its costs, subject coverage, test validity, the type of tests, administration of the tests, and use of MEAP results. (BW)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Student Assessment Section. – 1982
The Florida Statewide Assessment Program provides "The Practice SSAT-II," for students who will be taking the State Student Assessment Test, Part II (SSAT-II). This practice test may be administered to tenth grade students taking the test for the first time and to eleventh and twelfth graders if they have previously failed the SSAT-II.…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Assessment, Examiners, Grade 10
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1987
General guidelines for administering the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations for June 1987 in Alberta, Canada, include shipping dates of the tests, a schedule for returning examinations, securing test materials, and handling walk-in candidates. Additional information includes what to do about students who arrive late, violation of examination rules,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Examiners, Foreign Countries, Graduation Requirements
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1987
This bulletin contains general guidelines on the Diploma Examinations Program required for all grade 12 students for the 1987-88 school year in Alberta, Canada. The grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program is an integral part of the high school diploma requirements and is intended to develop and maintain excellence in educational standards through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
This Policy and Procedures Manual is the complete resource for information concerning the Austin Independent School District's (AISD) minimum competency requirements program for high school graduation. All students are required to exhibit a 9.0 grade level competence in reading and mathematics. Special education students are exempt from this…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Graduation Requirements, Guides
Chromy, James R.; And Others – 1981
The primary sample for Year 11 of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was selected in March 1979, and was preceded by an 18-month planning effort. During the planning period, research concentrated in five specific areas: sampling frame construction, stratification criteria, efficiency study review, techniques and computer…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Computer Programs, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Office of Research and Planning. – 1981
The Kentucky Department of Education has a responsibility to provide technical assistance and consultative services to local school districts. Descriptions of the state selected diagnostic reading test, the Prescriptive Reading Inventory (PRI) and the diagnostic math test, the Diagnostic Math Inventory (DMI), are explained. Each school district in…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Quantitative Tests, Reading Tests
Taylor, Hugh; And Others – 1979
A statement of the major issues surrounding the use of standardized tests in schools is provided, covering the following areas of concern: (1) the major types of standardized tests and how they differ from teacher-made tests; (2) the role of standardized tests in education; (3) administering/scoring standardized tests; (4) interpretation of…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Resource Materials
