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Cronnell, Bruce; And Others – 1982
The last of three volumes studying the relationship between writing research and instruction, this four-part report focuses on writing assessment. The first section details specifications for an instrument assessing student writing samples and the following composition skills: word processing, sentence processing, paragraph development,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Troyka, Lynn Quitman – 1982
The goal of the 1981-82 examination of the Evaluation Scale (ES) of the City University of New York's (CUNY) Writing Skills Assessment Test (WSAT) was to ascertain if the descriptive criteria of the original ES, instituted in 1978, might be refined in the light of CUNY's four years of experience with large-scale testing at a multicampus…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Criteria
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1984
This guide describes the background of the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) program, objectives, and tests. It is designed to assist school personnel in reading and comprehending the student information contained in student performance data included in TABS reports. TABS is a criterion-referenced measure for assessment of student…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives
Harkness, Suzanne C. – 1984
The New Jersey Educational Assessment Program was initiated in l972-73 school year to assess high school students' performance in the basic skill areas of reading and mathematics. The High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) will become part of the graduation requirement for the ninth grade class of 1985-86. This instrument is a more comprehensive…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1980
Following opening remarks by Joseph L. Dionne, four sections of papers are presented. In part I--Testing and the Basic Skills--P. Michael Timpane and Judith Shoemaker discuss federal activities, Edwin L. West, Jr. discusses the coordination of teaching and testing, and Amelia Ashe describes testing and teaching of writing competency. Part…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations, Diagnostic Tests
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
The New York State Regents Competency Testing Program is described. Competency tests have been developed in the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics, for two purposes: (1) to identify those students who need remedial help; and (2) to assure that students receiving high school diplomas have acquired adequate competence in these areas.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1986
Connecticut's Basic Skills Proficiency Test, administered for the sixth time in October 1985, measures reading, language arts, mathematics, and writing skills. The test was intended to identify students who require further diagnosis and remediation in order to participate successfully in ninth grade classes. Results indicated that over 90 percent…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Cutting Scores, Diagnostic Tests
Hawisher, Margaret F. – 1979
An annotated bibliography on minimum competency testing is arranged by subtopics: overview; basic skills; compensatory education; competencies; cost effectiveness; curriculum; district programs; graduation requirements; handicapped students; legal aspects; readiness; reading; writing; state programs; teacher education; tests; math; and testing.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Competency Based Teacher Education