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Download full textWisconsin State Legislative Audit Bureau, Madison. – 1998
The Wisconsin legislature has required the Department of Public Instruction to adopt or approve standardized tests for statewide use to measure student attainment of knowledge and concepts in grades 4, 8, and 10. Although school districts generally gave high ratings to the contents of TerraNova (McGraw Hill), the testing instrument most recently…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education, State Legislation
Martin, Larry G. – 1992
In 1987, General Educational Development (GED) test passing score requirements were raised in Wisconsin. To study the effect, data were gathered from samples of 480 examinees each for 1986 and 1989 through site visits and follow-up surveys mailed to 900 of the 960 in the samples. Responses were received from 206 persons (37 percent). Chi-square…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Level, High School Equivalency Programs, State Standards
