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Download full textAustin Independent School District, TX. – 1983
This report contains tables of District summary data for the achievement tests administered in the spring of the 1982-83 school year to all Austin Independent School District students in grades K-12. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) were administered in grades K-8, the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP) were administered in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1977
A series of reports describes the activities of the Office of Research and Evaluation and compiles data descriptive of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. This report consists of four appendices, one for each of four test batteries: California Achievement Tests, Sequential Tests of Educational Progress, Boehm Tests of Basic Concepts,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Virgin, A. E.; Darby, L. M. – 1974
In 1971, a comprehensive study was made of mathematics and reading achievement in the Borough of North York, Ontario. In 1974, a replication and followup study was carried out. The purposes of the study were to replicate the 1972 study, and to obtain a measure of growth in reading and mathematics achievement between grade 3 and grade 5, over the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Mathematics
Virgin, A. E.; Rowan, M. – 1975
In this replication of the 1972 and 1974 studies of reading and mathematics achievement in North York, Ontario, approximately 20 percent of the students at each of the proposed grade levels were included in the sampling. Again, the Metropolitan Achievement Test, the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress, and the School and College Ability Test…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Mathematics
Carroll, John B. – 1986
Two major issues are addressed in this commentary on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading assessment: the design of the reading proficiency scale and interpretation of test data; and the dimensionality of this scale and the possibility of supplying data on specific skill dimensions. An examination of NAEP data and the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores, National Surveys
Austin Independent School District, TX. – 1982
Designed for junior high and high school students and their parents, this brochure explains the structure, function, and method for interpretation of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress. A question and answer format is used to provide information on scope and purposes of the tests, meaning and accuracy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
