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Download full textArizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1996
In the 1995-96 school year, the 16th year of the Arizona Pupil Achievement Testing Program, the state Board of Education mandated testing for grades 4, 7, and 10. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) were administered at grades 4 and 7, and the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP) at grade 10. Test scores are reported by subject, subtest,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Grade 10
Afflerbach, Peter, Ed. – 1990
This paper presents six chapters that describe how statewide reading assessment is currently being performed and how the data are being used. The validity of statewide reading assessment instruments and the appropriate uses of statewide reading assessment data are explored. Several chapters discuss new ways in which some states conduct reading…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability/Testing. – 1998
The North Carolina Open-Ended Assessment for grades 5 and 8 emphasizes higher-level thinking skills. Test items commonly require the integration of knowledge and skills from more than one curricular area. Beginning in 1996-97, the North Carolina Open-Ended Assessment was administered to students in grades 5 and 8 for the second time. Because it is…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1990
In February 1989, statewide assessment tests in reading, mathematics, and writing were given to a sample of eighth graders throughout Oregon. The results and analyses of reading and mathematics assessments are presented. Important trends are described based on the analysis of data from 1985, 1987, and 1989. The 1989 information provides the first…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Core Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
This report presents the performance for school district categories and for individual school districts on the third grade Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) test. The Grade 3 criterion-referenced test contained three sections: mathematics, reading, and writing. Testing was conducted during February 1986. The report is in two…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 3, Mathematics Achievement
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
This report presents the performance for school district categories and for individual school districts on the fifth grade Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) test. The Grade 5 criterion-referenced test contained three sections: mathematics, reading, and writing. Testing was conducted during February 1986. This report is in two…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
This report presents the performance for school district categories and for individual school districts on the ninth grade Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) test. The Grade 9 criterion-referenced test contained three sections: mathematics, reading, and writing. Testing was conducted during February 1986. This report is in two…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 9, High Schools
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
Masters, James R. – 1988
Since the fall of 1984, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has conducted a yearly statewide testing of the reading and mathematics competencies of students in grades 3, 5, and 8. Because Pennsylvania does not mandate statewide curricula, the Department has had to rely upon committees of state educators to determine which objectives to test.…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1987
The 1986 and 1988 Reading Objectives Assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reflects a consensus of opinion about the processes of reading for grades 4, 8, and 12. The objectives are based on an interpretation of reading as an interactive process between the reader, the reader's purposes and previous experiences, the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Appreciation
Hazelton, Alexander – 1985
The Statewide Assessment Program, administered by the Alaska Department of Education, tests all fourth and eighth graders in math and reading biennially. In 1985, the Department's Office of Evaluation, Assessment and Research undertook an evaluation of the assessment program to identify procedures which needed improvement and to determine the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10, Grade 4
PDF pending restorationMangino, Evangelina – 1985
This publication summarizes the achievement results of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) for grades 1-12 in reading and mathematics for 1975 through 1985. In 1975, the California Achievement Tests (CAT) were administered to students in grades 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9. However, in 1976, the testing program was expanded to all…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Black Students
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1978
This guide is designed for school principals who bear the responsibility for the successful administration of Virginia's Competency Program. Several aspects of the program are described: legislative background; graduation requirements concerning citizenship and qualifying for further education or work; tests used to assess reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Citizenship Education, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Powers, Stephen – 1979
A longitudinal study was initiated in the Tuscon Unified School District (TUSD) to follow the achievement of seventh and ninth grade Title I students: (1) to investigate the suitability and difficulty of the Total Reading Test of the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) and the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS); (2) to compare the gains in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Testing
Peterson, Kari; Abbott, Martin – Washington School Research Center, 2005
In April 2002, Jeffrey Fouts (2002) presented a longitudinal study of student performance in Washington using Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) results from 1998 to 2001. Although constrained by the lack of individual student identification numbers at that time, he concluded that success on the WASL in the 4th grade was a strong…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 4
