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Perlman, Carole L. – 1985
Due to a concern regarding the validity of Chicago public elementary schools standardized test scores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, a test audit was conducted. The audit was limited to 40 schools. Two schools were selected from each of the 20 administrative districts, with each school testing one seventh- and one eighth-grade class. These…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cheating, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Download full textAustin 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
Hutcheson, Larry D.; Schabacker, William H. – 1974
Each year all Georgia children and youth in the fourth, eighth and eleventh grades are tested; the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills is used in the fourth and eighth grades, the Tests of Academic Progress in the eleventh grade. Test scores which provide a wealth of information, may be used as a tool for the teacher, principal, curriculum specialist or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Wilkinson, L. David; Matter, M. Kevin – 1986
This paper outlines how the Austin Independent School District (Texas) tried to deal with the following questions: (1) Should special education students be included in the administration of standardized tests?; (2) Should their scores be included or excluded in the reporting of test results?; and (3) What are the evidences that test scores reflect…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Educational Testing
Austin Independent School District, TX. – 1982
Designed for junior high and high school students and their parents, this brochure explains the structure, function, and method for interpretation of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress. A question and answer format is used to provide information on scope and purposes of the tests, meaning and accuracy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
Myerberg, N. James; And Others – 1978
Results are presented, in the form of an annual report, of the standardized test performance of elementary and secondary school students in the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Rockville, Maryland. This year, as in the past, the report includes an update of the historical record of countywide test results on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Cognitive Ability
