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Download full textThurlow, Martha; Quenemoen, Rachel; Altman, Jason; Cuthbert, Marge – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
The purpose of this report is to document the participation and performance trends over time for students with disabilities, progressing from school year 2001-02, a base year for determining AYP goals under NCLB, through school year 2004-05, the third year that states reported after the NCLB baseline year (VanGetson & Thurlow, 2007). Within…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Educational Objectives, Educational Improvement
Wake County Public School System, Raleigh, NC. Dept. of Evaluation and Research. – 2000
In 1998 the Wake County Public School System adopted a goal of having 95% of all students tested at or above grade levels as measured by the North Carolina End-of-Grade (EOG) tests by 2003. This bulletin reports progress toward that goal. Analysis of the EOG test results for 1999-2000 show that scores on all four tests targeted by the 2003 goal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Hathaway, Walter E. – 1982
At the beginning of the 1981-82 school year, the Board of Education of the Portland (OR) Public Schools established a system-wide achievement goal of improved learning in all areas of the curriculum including the basic skills. This report describes the gains made during the first year of implementation of that new achievement policy. Portland's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Objectives
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1978
Key findings of a pilot study of the Alaska Instructional Diagnostic System (AIDS) are summarized. The AIDS pilot test served to verify the appropriateness of the skills survey as well as the validity and reliability of the items. The AIDS testing system includes three components: (1) upper level skills surveys (grades 3-8); (2) lower level skill…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Camayd-Freixas, Yohel; Donahue, Maryellen F. – 1987
This report is designed to provide numerical data about student performance on the curriculum of the Boston (Massachusetts) Public Schools (BPS) as measured by curriculum referenced tests (CRTs). BPS Department of Educational Testing analyzed data from the 1986 CRT final exams in: reading and language arts (grades K-8), high school English (six…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Ahrens, Marjory; And Others – 1984
The purpose of this report is to provide the public with the results of the second Michigan Educational Assessment Program Career Development assessment of 4th, 7th, and 10th graders. The introduction provides a perspective with which to view the results. Section II explains how the assessment was conducted and how the data are organized and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance, Educational Assessment
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1978
Citizenship test items developed by the National Assessment of Educational Progress were administered to a large sample of 9, 13, and 17-year old students, as part of the Texas Assessment Project. The knowledge and attitudes assessed fell into three categories: (1) political knowledge: constitutional rights, governmental structure, governmental…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Citizenship, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1992
An overview and summary are presented of the implementation of the Connecticut Mastery Test for grade 4. The testing program assesses essential skills in mathematics and language arts including listening, reading, and writing for students in grades 4, 6, and 8. The criterion-referenced mastery test assesses how well each student is performing on…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1992
The Connecticut Mastery Test is a critical element of the state's efforts to attain educational equity and excellence. The testing program assesses essential skills in mathematics and language arts, including listening, reading, and writing for grades 4, 6, and 8. Student achievement is measured and reported in relation to specific learning…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Handrick, Fannie A. – 1975
A description of the 1974-75 Delaware Educational Assessment Program and a summary of the data gathered and analyzed as part of the program is provided. The report is divided into two major sections: the first part provides a description of the program including purposes, data collected, instrumentation, and reports prepared. The second part of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Community Resources
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1978
Ohio's Educational Assessment Program is briefly described, and extensive tables present the 1978 test results. The sampling design, test development, and setting of performance expectancy levels are discussed. Results are reported for the total test and for each objective. Comparisons between the average predicted, minimally acceptable, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1992
The Connecticut Mastery Test testing program assesses essential skills in mathematics and language arts, including listening, reading, and writing, for grades 4, 6, and 8. For grade 8, student achievement is measured and reported in relation to specific learning objectives (criterion-referenced) that students can reasonably be expected to have…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends
Scott, Corinne C. – 1978
The results are presented of the validation study of reading and mathematics criterion referenced tests, administered to South Carolina students in grades 3, 6, and 8. This testing was mandated by state law to field test a competency based assessment program. The study was based on three activities: (1) test selection; (2) content validation; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
