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PDF pending restorationCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1975
Under the California Assembly Bill 665 of 1972, the state assessment program must test all students in grades 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12 in reading skills, and those in grades 6 and 12 to assess their skills in effectiveness of written expression, spelling, and mathematics. The state may develop its own tests, and a matrix sampling approach may be used…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12
Hagen, Randi; Olofson, Sharon – 1983
This report contains the 1982-83 results of the annual administration of the California Assessment Program's Survey of Basic Skills to 3rd, 6th, and 12th grade students in the Mount Diablo School District. The survey measures the reading, written language, and mathematics skill attainment of schools and districts, but not of individual students.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 3
PDF pending restorationCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1975
Under the California Assembly Bill 665 of 1972, the state assessment program must test all students in grades 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12 in reading skills, and those in grades 6 and 12 to assess their skills in effectiveness of written expression, spelling, and mathematics. The state may develop its own tests, and a matrix sampling approach may be used…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
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
San Diego City Schools, CA. Evaluation Services Dept. – 1987
This bulletin is intended to provide a brief summary of the California Assessment Program (CAP) testing results for the 1986-87 school year. General comments regarding testing in San Diego (California), commonly asked questions, and school- and district-level results are provided. Tabulated results cover mean scale scores for grades 3, 6, and 8…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 3
Download full textSan Diego City Schools, CA. – 1980
The results of standardized norm-referenced achievement tests via the state mandated California Assessment Program (CAP) and the Districtwide Testing Program for the 1979-80 school year are summarized. California Assessment Program tests were administered statewide to all third, sixth and twelfth grade students. The nationally standardized…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1978
The Oklahoma Educational Status Study was conducted to determine student achievement in reading and mathematics. A stratified random sampling of students in grades 3, 6, and 9, were administered the mathematics and reading subtests of the California Achievement Tests (CAT); twelfth grade students were administered only a criterion-referenced test,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Testing
Havlicek, Larry; And Others – 1978
Over 6,000 sixth- and twelfth-grade students from 33 school districts in Kansas were tested in 13 areas of academic and non-academic skills: arts and humanities; communication; mathematics; career preparation; consumer preparation; environmental education; health; nutrition; preparation for a changing society; safety; self concept; science; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
San Diego City Schools, CA. Planning, Research and Evaluation Div. – 1984
This report provides a detailed summary of California Assessment Program (CAP) test results for the San Diego, California, City School District. The CAP achievement tests in reading, mathematics, written language, (written expression and spelling for twelfth graders) were administered in grades 3, 6, 8, and 12. A number of tables and appendices…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Management and Planning Services. – 1980
Results of the fifth year of testing by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction are presented. In 1980, objective-referenced tests in mathematics and reading were given to a sample of Wisconsin's public school students in grades 4, 8, and 12. Students were also given the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) in mathematics, reading,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Harmatuck, L. – 1977
Nearly 15,000 Wisconsin public school students in grades 4, 8, and 12 were tested in Spring, 1977, as part of the Wisconsin Pupil Assessment Program. Objectives were: (1) to measure student progress in attaining specific mathematics objectives; (2) to determine how students compared nationally in reading, language, and mathematics; and (3) to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends
Law, Alexander I – 1979
During the 1978-79 school year, all third grade pupils in California public schools were tested in reading achievement. Tests of reading, written expression, spelling, and mathematics were administered to all sixth and twelfth graders. Various subtests of the Survey of Basic Skills, which was developed specifically for the California Assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1979
To comply with the Oklahoma legislative intent, a statewide random sample of students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 were tested in mathematics and reading. Students in grades 3, 6, and 9 were administered the California Achievement Tests (CAT), reading and mathematics subtests. It was concluded that: more students scored above, rather than below,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Testing
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1982
Results of the seventh year of testing by the Pupil Assessment Program of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction are presented. In 1982, objective-referenced tests in science, mathematics, and geometry were given to a sample of Wisconsin's public school students in grades 4, 8, 11, and 12. Students were also given the Comprehensive Tests…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
PDF pending restorationCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1975
During the 1974-75 school year, all second and third grade pupils in California were tested in reading achievement, and all pupils in grades 6 and 12 were tested in the basic skills of reading, written expression, and mathematics. The Reading Test: Second and Third Grades was the instrument used to assess reading achievement; it was developed…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Basic Skills, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis
