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Download full textEissenberg, Thomas E.; Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1988
A brief overview of the status of state programs designed to assess teacher competency is provided. Tests commonly used by states include tests of persons who apply to educational programs (admissions tests) and tests for graduates of teacher education programs (certification tests). Admissions tests are used by 24 states, while certification…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Scores
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1998
South Carolina's Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) assesses basic skills in reading, mathematics, writing, and science for grades 3, 6, 8, and 10 (exit examination). In 1998, the tests were administered statewide in April. This report provides 3 years of data on percentages of students meeting state standards. The data are reported by…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Exit Examinations
Chase, Clinton I.; And Others – 1982
The study reports achievement data over four school years (1978-82) from standardized tests administered to approximately one million students per year in the state of Indiana. The reports show the percent of students performing in each of three bands of stanines--1,2,3; 4,5,6; 7,8,9. Representative grades from primary, intermediate,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWolf, Richard M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1992
The relevance of state results on tests of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is illustrated with data from the "Digest of Education Statistics--1990" (U.S. Department of Education). Evidence indicates that the contributions of state differences such as economic or demographic differences to NAEP results cannot be…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Assessment
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1987
This report summarizes the 1985-86 results for three New York state examination programs--the elementary school Pupil Evaluation Program (PEP) and the high school Regents and Regents Competency Tests. Results on the PEP showed passing rates improved steadily over the last four years. About one-half of New York State's graduating seniors are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability/Testing. – 1998
This report provides information on student performance at the state, regional, and school system levels on end-of-grade (grades 3-8 reading and mathematics) multiple-choice tests and end-of-course (high school subjects) multiple-choice tests administered in 1997-98 for 117 public school systems and 35 charter schools. Beginning in the 1992-93…
Descriptors: Algebra, Biology, Civics, Educational Assessment
