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Download full textVan Patten, James J. – 2002
High stakes testing is associated with controversy and dialogue in this era of calls for accountability on the part of educators, and the controversy has been strengthened by the national testing plans included in the Leave No Child Behind Act (Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001). A look at the literature on high stakes testing and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, Court Litigation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1976
This handbook presents an overview of the New York State Testing Program as well as specific information on the Regents Examinations, Regents Scholarship and College Qualification Test, the Optional High School Achievement Examinations, Basic Competency Tests, New York State Standardized Tests, the Pupil Evaluation Program, Continuing Education…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adults, College Bound Students, Elementary Secondary Education
White, Carole D. – 1989
The major objectives and benefits of the Advanced Placement Program (APP) are summarized, and data specific to Delaware are compared to national statistics about advanced placement (AP) courses in high schools. School participation in the APP is considered an indicator of academic success by educators and policy makers. The extent to which…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement Programs, College Bound Students, Comparative Testing
Noeth, Richard J. – 1979
Test results (1968-1977) on the English and mathematics achievement subtests of the Washington Precollege Test (WPC), administered annually to the vast majority of college bound students in the state of Washington, were examined for evidence of test score decline. The following information from 300,000 students was analyzed by both sex and total…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Heger, Herbert K. – 1991
A battery of mathematics tests was developed to predict: (1) student success on the mathematics subtest of the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP), basic skills tests required upon entry into public colleges or universities in Texas; and (2) student readiness for college level mathematics. The developed tests were intended to provide universities…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, High School Seniors
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1994
The 1994 report is the fifth annual report of North Carolina Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) results since special state reporting began in 1990. Information is available for the nation, the state, and the 119 school systems and 2 special schools in North Carolina. It is the third year that all SAT-takers previously had the opportunity to take the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Conley, David T. – 1997
The development and use of Oregon's Proficiency-Based Admission Standards System (PASS) are described and results of some evaluations of the PASS system are presented. PASS is to be used for college entry in Oregon and is designed to promote the seamlessness of high school and college education by guaranteeing that students would have the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Bound Students
Koffler, Stephen L.
Reflecting concern with the nationwide decline in basic skills mastery, the 1975 statewide basic skills tests of the New Jersey Educational Assessment Program (NJEAP) were used to assess the relative performance of college bound seniors. The results of a random 10% sample of the 55,000 students in college preparatory programs were compared with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Bound Students
Hall, Carroll L.; And Others – 1995
The "Accountability Report" provides indicators of the condition of Public Education in New Mexico, and is published each year by the State Department of Education. The report provides narrative and statistical information on an array of educational indicators, which include enrollment trends, funding and expenditures, graduation and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, American Indians
