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Download full textAustin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1977
A series of reports describes the activities of the Office of Research and Evaluation and compiles data descriptive of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. This report consists of four appendices, one for each of four test batteries: California Achievement Tests, Sequential Tests of Educational Progress, Boehm Tests of Basic Concepts,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
PDF pending restorationAustin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1977
A series of reports describes the activities of the Office of Research and Evaluation and compiles data descriptive of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. This report describes the system-wide evaluation data for the school year 1976-77, which demonstrate improved performance in the basic skills areas of reading and mathematics,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Curriculum Evaluation
Smith-Moore, Cathy; Bowden, Barbara – 1983
The Alabama High School Graduation Examination (AHSGE) was given to eleventh graders for the first time in October 1983. In April, 1983, an instructional validity survey was conducted concurrently with the piloting of the AHSGE to determine if seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students were being taught the skills tested on the AHSGE.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, Language Arts, Mathematics Skills
Rojas, Virginia P. – 1977
The New Jersey Educational Assessment Program (EAP) is a statewide testing program used to assess reading and mathematics achievement, and to provide useful information to educational decision makers at the state and local levels. In May 1976, the State Department of Education conducted a survey of all local school superintendents regarding their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Decision Making, Educational Improvement
Phi Delta Kappa, Cleveland, OH. – 1978
Due to Ohio state mandate, recommendations were made regarding minimal competency testing (MCT) in the state, based upon a literature review of legal and measurement issues, as well as data from a survey of school district practices in Cuyahoga County. Factors subject to legal debate include test validity, length of phase-in period, unequal…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Polgar, Ellen – 1976
The California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) allows a 16-or-17 year old who passes it to leave school as early as age 16, with parental permission, earning the legal equivalent of a diploma. The exam focuses on basic reading and computing skills. In this study, a variety of findings are reported. School districts have a budgetary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation
