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Johnson, Lynne M.; Finch, John M. – 1976
The highlights of South Carolina's Statewide Testing Program, Fall, 1975 are summarized. Chapter one provides an overview of the report including the program's historical origins and changes that have occurred over the past five years as well as a delineation of the program's major objectives. Chapter two is concerned with ways in which the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Burnham, Brian – 1983
Research was conducted to investigate the in-school use of results of the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills reading and mathematics batteries administered in the elementary schools of the York Region Board of Education (YRBE). Interviews were conducted with school administrators, guidance counsellors, and teachers. Test uses included reporting…
Descriptors: Administrators, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Download full textHuyser, Robert J.; And Others – 1975
The Michigan Educational Assessment Program and its contribution to the improvement of education in the state are described in this report. The Program provides local and state educational decision-makers with necessary information on human and financial resources and student attainment of sets of performance objectives thought to be necessary for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Decision Making
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1982
The Oregon State Board of Education initiated the Oregon Statewide Assessment Program in 1973 as a means for gathering data on student performance in the basic skills areas. Tests were administered to 27,086 fourth, seventh and eleventh grade students in 405 schools selected at random in March of 1982. Test results were returned to participating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. This is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides designed to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Assessment, Grade 7
Koffler, Stephen L. – 1977
In 1976, New Jersey public law established uniform statewide minimum standards in the basic communication and computational skills for publicly educated students in the state. To implement the law for the year 1976-77, the New Jersey Educational Assessment Program administered tests to all fourth, seventh, and tenth grade students. These tests…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Demography
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1985
The primary purpose of the Statewide Testing Program is to assess the achievement of 4th, 5th, and 10th grade students in South Carolina public schools. The results provide educators with information which facilitates the decision-making process at the State, district, and school levels. For the third consecutive year, Form U of the Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Disabilities
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. This document is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Capitalization (Alphabetic), Descriptive Writing
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. This document is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. This is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides designed to…
Descriptors: Algebra, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Computation
