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Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. Planning, Research and Evaluation Branch. – 1989
Results of Nevada students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11 on tests of the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program are presented for the 1987-88 school year. Examinations prescribed for grades 3 and 6 in mathematics, reading, and language are the appropriate Stanford Achievement Tests. Tests mandated for grade 9 are the Science Research Associates'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
Shafer, Robert E. – 1986
In Arizona, beginning teachers applying for certification must take the Arizona Teacher Proficiency Examination which tests professional knowledge, reading, mathematics, and grammar. The high failure rate on the grammar test has caused a great deal of concern; 40 percent of the examinees, and a higher percentage of minority groups, failed it in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar, Higher Education
