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What Works Clearinghouse Rating
1991
The Chicago (Illinois) School Reform Act of 1988 (Public Act 85-1418) established the performance of students on a nationally normed, standardized test as a key measure of success. In the Chicago Public Schools, the tests used are the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) in the elementary grades and the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP) in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Dearborn Public Schools, MI. – 1982
The purpose of the fifth annual Dearborn Achievement Test Score report is to summarize and to help interpret the test results so that Dearborn citizens and educators will have a better understanding of the educational achievements of Dearborn students. The District-wide Testing Program assesses reading readiness, scholastic aptitude, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Curriculum Development, Reading Skills
Download full textArizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1996
In the 1995-96 school year, the 16th year of the Arizona Pupil Achievement Testing Program, the state Board of Education mandated testing for grades 4, 7, and 10. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) were administered at grades 4 and 7, and the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP) at grade 10. Test scores are reported by subject, subtest,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Grade 10
Riverside Publishing Co., Chicago. IL. – 1990
This administrator's summary describes the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP). The TAP battery is designed to provide information about the strengths and weaknesses of the instructional program and about skills performance of individual students in grades 9 through 12. The TAP may be administered at the year's beginning, middle, or end;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Expressive Language
