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Idaho State Department of Education, 2007
This guide for testing coordinators includes information regarding: (1) Idaho statewide testing (both state and federal requirements); (2) testing dates; (3) Idaho Reading indicator (IRI); (4) Direct Mathematics Assessment (DMA); (5) Direct Writing Assessment (DEA); (6) Idaho Alternative Assessment (IAA); (7) Idaho Standards Achievement Test…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Testing Programs, Alternative Assessment, National Competency Tests
Sireci, Stephen G. – 1996
Test developers continue to struggle with the technical and logistical problems inherent in assessing achievement across different languages. Many testing programs offer separate language versions of a test to evaluate the achievement of examinees in different language groups. However, comparison of individuals who took different language versions…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Matter, M. Kevin; Marostica, Ron – 1990
The language arts assessment developed for use in grade 8 of the Cherry Creek Schools in Englewood (Colorado) is described. In 1988-89, the assessment in use was modified substantially to reflect a holistic approach through an assessment based entirely on a written product. Students are provided with multiple sessions in which to draft,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Essay Tests, Grade 8, Holistic Evaluation
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1986
During April, 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). The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) in reading, language arts, and mathematics was administered. In…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Testing
Riverside Publishing Co., Chicago. IL. – 1990
The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), here summarized for administrators, are intended to provide information about the skills development of individual students and about relative strengths and weaknesses of the instructional program. The ITBS represents the first comprehensive elementary school and secondary school statewide testing program in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
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
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1987
Information about the Delaware Educational Assessment Program and the performance of Delaware public school students during 1986-87 as measured by a nationally-normed standardized achievement test are presented. The presentation is designed for use by the educational community and the general public. Program features include: (1) statewide…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
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Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1984
The Delaware Educational Assessment Program is described, and results of the spring 1984 implementation of the program are presented. The program involves: (1) statewide standardized testing for grades 1 through 8 and 11 in reading, English, and mathematics; (2) supplemental testing in science and social studies for 11th graders; (3) calculation…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students