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Fagerberg, Sig; Holyoak, Owen J. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1978
The Adult Performance Level Test, a minimum competency test developed by the Texas Department of Education, measures student skill and knowledge levels in competencies necessary for successful living in a modern society. (MJB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Degree Requirements, Knowledge Level, Secondary Education
Owen, Samuel A.; Ranick, Deborah L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Describes a program in which student promotion is based on achievement. Standardized test scores have risen as a result of the program. (IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Learning
Dobrinski, Virginia; Liechti, Carroll D. – 1981
The performance of pupils, individual schools, and the Wichita Public School System is depicted in a quantitative report of the results of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) administered as part of the system's basic testing program. The ITBS battery measured vocabulary, reading, language, work-study and mathematics skills and results are given…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores
Griffith, E. H. – 1977
The high school minimal competency examination described in this document is part one of a three-part program that requires that all students satisfactorily complete tests in reading, language arts, and mathematics prior to receiving a high school diploma. The document outlines the test development and assessment program and describes the plan for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1985
A description is provided of the work of the Student Assessment Task Force, which was charged by the Washington State Student Services Commission Executive Board to "provide leadership to the state system on the topic of assessment." Following background information on the charge of the task force and a statement of its objectives and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Program Costs
New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. – 1980
This handbook contains suggestions for the use of results from the New Mexico High School Proficiencies Examination (NMHSPE) and describes procedures for developing programs and planning intervention strategies. The information and guidelines will facilitate administrative action for program improvement through integration of the NMHSPE results…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Lutz, William D. – 1980
The development of the portion of a basic skills test that would adequately assess the writing ability of entering college freshmen in New Jersey is described in this paper. The stages of the test development process that are discussed include the decision to incorporate a writing sample in the form of an essay on a specified topic, the selection…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Holistic Evaluation
Download full textBelcher, Marcia – 1984
A study was conducted at a Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to determine the relationship between students' level of basic skills at entry and their pass/fail performance on the College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). Specifically, the study focused on students' Comparative Guidance and Placement Test (CGP) scores in reading, writing, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Minimum Competency Testing
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System Consortium. – 1987
An amendment to the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) mandated an assessment of the basic skills of all Summer Youth Employment and Training (SYET) Program enrollees. Many agencies in California used the Employability Competency System Appraisal Test to assess 1987 SYET participants' basic reading and math skills. Between June and October 1987,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Demography, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Austin Independent School District, TX. – 1982
Designed for parents of kindergarten and elementary school children in Austin, Texas, this brochure explains the structure and function of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. A question and answer format is used to provide information on the scope and purposes of the tests, grade level differences in testing, meaning and accuracy of the scores, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1982
The California Assessment Program (CAP) presents the Survey of Basic Skills report for grades 3 and 6 of an Alameda County elementary school for 1982. This report begins with an overview of school and district achievement and progresses to more detailed information related to performance in specific skill areas and scores for different groups of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Peters, Eileen – 1979
The technical and administrative processes and activities involved in scoring student responses to essay writing questions in the Massachusetts State Board of Education's basic skills program are outlined and discussed. After a general introduction to holistic scoring, separate sections describe the roles and activities of the administrators, the…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
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
Huynh, 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
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1995
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) is a statewide program designed to ensure that all students attending public colleges and universities have the basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills necessary to perform effectively at the college level. All entering first-time freshmen are required to take the TASP test, which has a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
