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Haenn, Joseph F.; And Others – 1984
The Maryland State Department of Education issued a request for proposals to develop a score reporting system for the Maryland Functional Testing Program. RMC Research Corporation conducted a literature review of extant literature and developed a national survey of non-norm-referenced test score reporting practices. This comprehensive analysis of…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Information Utilization, Minimum Competency Testing, Scores
Cohen, Paul – 1988
School districts in New Jersey were required to report to the State Department of Education data pertaining to the impact of the state's high school graduation law (Chapter 241, Public Law 1979) on the 1987-88 graduating class. Data were collected through a form completed by all public school districts issuing diplomas. Of the 77,680 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Basic Skills, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Weil, Kathryn – 1986
The New Mexico High School Proficiency Examination (NMHSPE) assesses the extent to which New Mexico students have mastered the skills and knowledge specified on the New Mexico Basic Skills Plan. The test includes an objective portion and a writing assessment. A student passing both sections receives a diploma endorsement from the State Department…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Grade 10, Grade 11
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1979
The administrators' and teachers' manual for the New York State Preliminary Competency Test in Reading provides information on the student population to be tested; the degrees of reading power (DRP) methodology to measure students' reading comprehension; the test content; and the state reference point, a cutoff score expressed in terms of…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
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
