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Emond, Susie – 1979
A discriminant analysis of the relationships between 335 Florida students' first and second grade scores on the reading subtests of the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) and their third grade scores on the Florida Statewide Assessment Test (FSAT) was undertaken, using race, sex, and intelligence as independent variables. Three null hypotheses…
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Minimum Competency Testing, Predictor Variables, Primary Education
Haney, Walt; And Others – 1981
The National Consortium on Testing undertook a case study of South Carolina's competency testing program. The Basic Skills Assessment Act (BSAA) passed in 1978 provided for the Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP). This program seemed a progressive approach because it is keyed to particular educational objectives. It is being implemented…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Minimum Competency Testing
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Developed as part of the Arkansas Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT), these item specifications relate to the third grade reading minimum performance test. There is one item specification for each instructional objective included in the MPT. Item specifications are intended to provide an overview of the general content and format of test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 3, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
Download full textBeattie, Susan; And Others – 1982
The effects of physical modifications of the minimum competency test on the performance of third grade learning disabled (LD) students (n=345) on versions of a Florida state minimum competency test are evaluated. The test modifications included alterations in line length, groupings of items, answer formats, administration procedures, as well as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 3, Learning Disabilities, Minimum Competency Testing
Huynh, Huynh; Saunders, Joseph C., III – 1979
The Bayesian approach to setting passing scores, as proposed by Swaminathan, Hambleton, and Algina, is compared with the empirical Bayes approach to the same problem that is derived from Huynh's decision-theoretic framework. Comparisons are based on simulated data which follow an approximate beta-binomial distribution and on real test results from…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Cutting Scores, Grade 3, Mastery Tests
Peer reviewedLewis, Ann – British Journal of Special Education, 1996
This paper addresses issues concerning nationally prescribed tests and tasks in relation to the National Curriculum for England and Wales and the assessment of primary-age students with special educational needs. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Orr, Arlene T.; Amos, Neil G. – 1987
A study was conducted to determine if significant attitudinal differences concerning evaluation by principals could be found between Mississippi's kindergarten teachers and other grade-level teachers immediately after administrators had evaluated teachers with the Mississippi Teacher Assessment Instruments (MTAI). Designed to assess minimum…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Kindergarten, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Consisting of items from the 1998 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment as well as some items created specifically for the Practice Test, this Practice Test intends to be representative of the type of test and contain items similar to those that appear on actual grade 3 reading tests. These practice tests are not intended to be psychometrically…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Grade 3, Minimum Competency Testing
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Developed as part of the Arkansas Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT), these item specifications relate to the third grade language arts minimum performance test. There is one item specification for each instructional objective included in the MPT. Item specifications are intended to provide an overview of the general content and format of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 3, Language Arts, Minimum Competencies
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1987
Provided as a framework for use in curriculum development are Arkansas' course content guides for the primary grades one, two, and three. At each grade level, language arts, mathematics, and reading skills have been identified at three instructional levels: basic, developmental, and extensional. Basic skills are those which all students must…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Enrichment Activities
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The writing objectives and the measurement specifications presented in this document are congruent with the Texas State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum. The objectives are provided for teachers and for test developers involved with the preparation of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests. As of 1985-86 academic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Assessment, Grade 1
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The reading objectives and the measurement specifications cited in this document are congruent with the Texas State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum. The objectives are provided for teachers and for test developers involved with the preparation of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests. As of 1985-86 academic year,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Assessment, Grade 1
Mappus, L. Lynne; And Others – 1981
Designed to be a tool for curriculum and instructional development consistent with assessment of the state objectives in reading, this teaching and testing guide provides a summary of the skills that should be considered instructionally and how each objective is tested. Information is included on state objectives for reading teachers for grades 1,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Educational Objectives, Instructional Development
Jacobs, Roseanne – 1987
A study investigated the effect of kindergarten class size on reading readiness achievement. Subjects, 2,837 kindergarten students in 38 elementary schools that serve rural, urban, suburban, and inner-city schools, participated in the first year of Project STAR (Student Teacher Academic Ratio) in 1985-86. The subjects' 140 kindergarten teachers…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Class Size, Kindergarten, Minimum Competency Testing
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) test was administered to pupils in grade 1 for the first time, at state level, in April 1986. Students with certain disabilities and those with limited English proficiency were exempted from this testing cycle. This 84-item test measured 21 objectives: 8 for mathematics, 9 for reading, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 1, Mastery Tests
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