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Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2017
Houston Independent School District (HISD) District and School Profiles provides parents, staff, community members, and other interested parties summary information regarding student performance and outcomes, demographics, and school programs for each HISD school. These profiles are divided by instructional level: elementary, middle, high,…
Descriptors: School Districts, Profiles, Elementary Secondary Education, School Administration
Houston Independent School District, 2018
Houston Independent School District (HISD) District and School Profiles provides parents, staff, community members, and other interested parties summary information regarding student performance and outcomes, demographics, and school programs for each HISD school covering the last five years. These profiles are divided by instructional level:…
Descriptors: School Districts, Profiles, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary Schools
Preuss, Michael – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this ex post facto investigation was to determine the characteristics of and need for developmental education in the college applicant pool in 2006. Demographic data and COMPASS placement test results were gathered for the 1,079 applicants in 2006 who had complete records. These data were considered in the aggregate and in subsets…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Student Placement, Aptitude Tests, Student Characteristics
Bridgeman, Brent; McBride, Amanda; Monaghan, William – Educational Testing Service, 2004
Imposing time limits on tests can serve a range of important functions. Time limits are essential, for example, if speed of performance is an integral component of what is being measured, as would be the case when testing such skills as how quickly someone can type. Limiting testing time also helps contain expenses associated with test…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Timed Tests, Test Results, Aptitude Tests
Solomon, Robert J. – 1983
Data are provided to the National Commission on Excellence in Education on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT), and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Statistics are provided on the following: yearly GMAT mean scores 1965-1966…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Costs
Garner, W. L., Jr. – 1977
The study is a simple statistical analysis of the ACT scores of the 1974-75 Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge graduates. Graduate students awarded advanced degrees are not included. For each college and field of study and for each of five ACT tests, these data are given: number of students, mean, middle two-thirds; range, standard deviation,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Graduates
Wilfong, Harry D.; And Others – 1974
The report summarizes test performance for 771,031 high school students tested on Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, (ASVAB) Form Two, during school year 1973-74, with separate normative tables provided by subtest, aptitude composite, grade, sex, and geographic region. New data are provided for ninth grade and post-high school students.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Demography, High School Students
Finch, John M. – 1975
The Fall, 1974 South Carolina Statewide Testing Program was administered to nearly all of South Carolina's fourth and seventh grade students and a sample of ninth and eleventh grade students participated in the testing program. There were 49,068 fourth graders, about 98 percent, and 53,662 seventh graders, about 99 percent, tested. A…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Testing
J W K International Corp., Annandale, VA. – 1976
Test performance of a representative sample of 35,291 high school students tested on Form 5 of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is summarized. Separate weighted normative tables are provided by subtest, aptitude composite, grade and sex. This research is furnished as a supplement to the ASVAB Counselor's Manual (DOD 1304.12X,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Females, High School Students, Instructional Program Divisions
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1990
In 1989, North Carolina's scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) were the lowest in the nation. The Superintendent of Public Instruction developed a plan to address this situation, and North Carolina scores improved in 1990 to rank above South Carolina. This report is one aspect of the improvement plan. This first of two volumes introduces…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
Descriptions and the summary results of each evaluation instrument used in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) for evaluation and testing in the 1981-82 school year are provided. The instruments considered include the Scholastic Aptitude Test, American College Test, Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, Sequential Tests of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1990
The analysis of North Carolina performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is part of a larger program addressing the improvement of public school students' performance on skills measured by the SAT. This second of two volumes presents individual school system profiles for the mathematics and verbal sections of the SAT for the 126 school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Ward, Martha S.; Kirby, Kevin – 1991
In 1989, North Carolina's scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) were the lowest in the nation, with a total score of 836 for North Carolina compared to 903 for the nation. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction developed a five-point plan to address this situation. The SAT results for 1990 show an increase for North Carolina to an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
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
Maryland State Higher Education Commission, Annapolis. – 1995
This annual report examines trends in Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) data for Maryland vis-a-vis national trends. Major findings include the following: (1) composite SAT scores for Maryland students trail the national average for the first time since 1982; (2) composite SAT scores of African-Americans in Maryland have consistently trailed those…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Black Students, College Bound Students
