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Johnson, Carl I. – 1980
All New Jersey students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11 are tested annually in basic reading and computation skills using the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills (MBS) Tests. The MBS testing program was initiated in 1976. The former Educational Assessment Program tests were used during the tramsition, and test development activities were begun in 1977.…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Guidelines, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development
Johnson, Carl I. – 1986
This booklet describes the test development process used to upgrade New Jersey's basic skills competency test, the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT). Ninth-grade students in New Jersey public schools must pass this test of reading, writing, and mathematics skills in order to receive a state endorsed high school diploma. Test development…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, High Schools
