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Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Evaluation and Assessment Section. – 1984
This second annual report on student achievement in Illinois describes and synthesizes the results of four different achievement measures: the Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress (IIEP), High School and Beyond Test, Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the American College Test. This report provides an analysis of student progress across years,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textHuynh, Huynh; Casteel, Jim – 1983
This report deals with ways to report basic skills test data which would facilitate the identification of student weaknesses. Under study are the technical aspects and methods associated with the reporting of objective-referenced data. An exploration is then made into the use of patterns of errors in responding to basic skills test items to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Research
Meredith, Vana H.; And Others – 1984
The primary purpose of the South Carolina Statewide Testing Program is to assess the achievement of fourth, seventh, and tenth grade public school students. Test results provide educators with information which facilitates the decision-making process. For the second time, Form U of the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills was the instrument used to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Disabilities
McDaniel, Patrick L. – 1983
This report summarizes test results for the objective portion of the 1983 New Mexico High School Proficiency Examination (NMHSPE) in the Albuquerque Public School district. The NMHSPE assesses the mastery of skills and knowledge specified in the New Mexico Basic Skills Plan. A basic skill is the ability to apply one of five designated skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Cutting Scores
Wolfe, Martin S. – 1980
This report describes the results of Connecticut's second statewide assessment of mathematical knowledge, skills and attitudes. The Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress annually tests a sample of Connecticut students in grades 4, 8, and 11 in one or more subject areas. Students at each grade level were randomly selected to participate in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkGlassman, Deborah, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2002
IMHE-Info is the newsletter published by the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme. This issue includes: (1) Internationalisation Quality Review (IQR); and (2) What do Students Expect? How do HEIs Respond? IMHE News, publications of interest and upcoming events are included.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Administration, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1999
This annual report combines the November, January, April, June, and August provincial results in diploma examination courses in Alberta, Canada. The graphs, tables, and text describe student performance for the entire school year. The report is designed to assist school personnel in identifying patterns of student achievement in Alberta and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Annual Reports
McLaughlin, Donald; Drori, Gili – 2000
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), offers the most comprehensive picture available of the education system in the United States. The aim of this study is to show the potential value of a linkage between SASS and data on student academic achievement. To achieve this aim, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics
Peer reviewedWomer, Frank B.; Martin, Wayne H. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a longitudinal study designed to measure changes in the knowledge, skills, and understandings of young Americans, ages 9, 13, 17, and 26-35. This overview discusses some special aspects of NAEP, and explains its history and governance. (MH) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2007
This book tells how to build a system leading to more student success beginning in elementary school and continuing through high school and postsecondary education. It identifies the key elements, describes effective practices, and shows how they come together to help students and educators succeed. "More Student Success" is an updated and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Case Studies, Accountability
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1995
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has contracted with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research to develop and field test performance assessments in mathematics, language arts, and science. Together with a Wisconsin-developed knowledge and concepts test, the new performance assessments will provide important information about the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
New Hampshire State Dept. of Education, Concord. – 1994
The New Hampshire State Department of Education in conjunction with the state board and the Legislature, has implemented a new statewide educational improvement and assessment program. The purpose of the program is "to establish what New Hampshire students should know and be able to do and to develop and implement effective methods for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Educational Assessment
New Hampshire State Dept. of Education, Concord. – 1995
This report, second in a series, contains school and district level data on student performance at the end of the primary grades. It provides a source of information to evaluate current school improvement efforts and facilitate decisions about curriculum, instruction, professional development, resource allocation, and staffing. The statewide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Educational Assessment
Fenster, Mark J. – 1996
In 1990 the Kentucky state legislature passed the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), which mandated a total overhaul of the state's kindergarten through grade 12 public school system and was designed to result in equitable education for all students. Accountability components of the KERA include financial incentives for staff in schools where…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Educational Assessment
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1995
This booklet contains the practice tests for the Sixth-grade Ohio Proficiency Tests. Student work on these practice tests helps the teacher evaluate how well the student understands the subjects of writing, reading, mathematics, citizenship, and science. The writing test consists of two writing tasks based on one stimulus passage, and the reading,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Citizenship, Elementary School Students
