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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1987
This report consists of data tables summarizing test results statewide for students in grades 11 and 12 who took the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills (MBS) test in March, 1987. The MBS assesses minimum skills in reading and mathematics. It is used as the graduation test for students who entered ninth grade prior to September 1985 and have not yet…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Mathematics Tests
Peer reviewedFisher, Thomas H. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1988
Future trends in high school basic skills testing programs are discussed. Topics include subject area testing, national comparison testing, test security concerns, and technology's impact. The future is likely to bring more testing, rather than less, but there will be significant changes in the ways tests are implemented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Change, Educational Testing, Educational Trends
Download full textMcCann, Kaye R. – 1986
Approximately 60,000 Delaware public school students in grades 1 through 8 and in grade 11 were administered a battery of achievement tests as part of the state-funded Delaware Educational Assessment Program (DEAP) in 1986. This was the second administration of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS), in reading, language arts, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1986
The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Form U, measuring achievement in reading, spelling, language, mathematics, reference skills, science, and social studies, were administered to fourth-, fifth-, seventh-, ninth-, and eleventh-graders from all 92 South Carolina school districts, in Spring, 1986. Results were compared to national norms and to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Trends
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. Bureau of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1984
Results are presented of the Connecticut Statewide Basic Skills Proficiency Test, which was administered to Connecticut ninth graders for the fourth time in 1983. The history of the test is summarized; it was designed to identify students who are performing so far below grade level that they require remedial instruction to succeed in the ninth…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cutting Scores, Grade 9
D'Amico, Joseph J.; Corcoran, Thomas B. – 1985
The impact of testing and promotion standards on students in urban schools was discussed by urban school superintendents from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Pointing to research that suggests that standards alone are not enough to boost achievement, many educators recommend coupling more rigorous standards with appropriate remedial programs, staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Dropouts
Kenney, Jane L.; Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1984
This report on trends in school improvement test results presents an analysis and synthesis of 1978-1984 student performance data from four state-mandated testing programs: (1) the Educational Quality Assessment Program in Pennsylvania; (2) the Minimum Basic Skills Program in New Jersey; (3) the Delaware Educational Assessment Program in Delaware;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
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
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
