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Tirozzi, Gerald N.; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1985
Three statewide assessment programs in Connecticut developed in response to the State Board of Education's goals and objectives are described. These include: (1) the Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress; (2) the Educational Evaluation and Remedial Assessment Program; and (3) the Connecticut Mastery Testing Program.
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Harlan, Hugh A.; And Others – 1977
The Nebraska Assessment Battery of Essential Learning Skills (N-ABELS) is a goal-oriented instrument with an evaluation component providing a basis for determining acquisition of twelve skills defined as learning goals. Each goal is stated in terms of an acceptable performance standard which clearly describes what the student must do. The skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1978
Rasch model statistics and domain-referenced test development methods were used in the Virginia Basic Learning Skills (BLS) testing programs and the Graduation Competencies testing program in order to increase the fairness and effectiveness of those programs. Mastery of each of the 83 objectives in reading and mathematics for grades one through…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education
Harlan, Hugh A.; And Others – 1977
The Nebraska Assessment Battery of Essential Learning Skills (N-ABELS) is a goal-oriented instrument with an evaluation component providing a basis for determining acquisition of twelve skills defined as learning goals. Each goal is stated in terms of an acceptable performance standard which clearly describes what the student must do. The skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Defino, Maria E. – 1985
This report presents the Austin (Texas) Independent School District's 1985 test results on the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS). It was administered to all third, fifth, and ninth grade students and to high school students not meeting ninth grade state-set mastery criteria, the minimum competency requirement for graduation. Results are…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Exit Examinations
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of the Superintendent. – 1982
Starting with the ninth grade, Hawaiian students are given the opportunity to take the Hawaii State Test of Essential Competencies (HSTEC) to demonstrate mastery of 14 Essential Competencies. These competencies are grouped into those covering the Basic Skills area and those covering the Other Life Skills area (e.g., distinguishing fact from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements
Elford, George – 1977
A number of significant policy issues related to the use of competency tests in basic skills as a requirement for high school graduation are discussed. Issues contributing to the interest in this practice include test score decline, the widespread offering of electives in high school, the complaints of employers about the skill level of high…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Graduation Requirements
McDaniel, Patrick L. – 1983
This report summarizes test results for the objective portion of the 1983 New Mexico High School Proficiency Examination (NMHSPE) in the Albuquerque Public School district. The NMHSPE assesses the mastery of skills and knowledge specified in the New Mexico Basic Skills Plan. A basic skill is the ability to apply one of five designated skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Cutting Scores
Mangino, Evangelina; And Others – 1988
This newsletter is part of an effort to improve mastery of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS). Responses of teachers to a survey in the Spring of 1987 concerning their beliefs and facts about the TEAMS are reported, along with clarifying facts about this criterion referenced test. Teaching to the TEAMS is advisable because…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Harlan, Hugh A.; And Others – 1977
The Nebraska Assessment Battery of Essential Learning Skills (N-ABELS) is a goal-oriented instrument with an evaluation component providing a basis for determining acquisition of twelve skills defined as learning goals. Each goal is stated in terms of an acceptable performance standard which clearly describes what the student must do. The skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1982
Summary reports and student performance results from the Texas statewide assessment of minimum basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics are presented. The Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) was developed in 1979 to provide support for educationally disadvantaged children. Criterion-referenced tests are administered to students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educationally Disadvantaged
Boone, Janice; And Others – 1978
The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test was administered to 42,984 freshmen entering New Jersey colleges and universities and four independent colleges in the fall of 1978 in order to assess students' specific strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing, and mathematics for placement in appropriate first-year courses. Based on test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, College Mathematics
Brown, Kenneth L.; And Others – 1979
The first of two related documents, this volume reviews the state of the art of assessment in speaking and listening and recommends guidelines for evaluation and development of testing instruments. The first chapter recommends criteria for evaluating assessment instruments and practices; the second chapter reviews 71 published and unpublished…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills, Mastery Tests
Brown, Kenneth L.; And Others – 1979
The second of two related documents, this volume consists of four appendixes of data referred to in the first volume. Appendix A makes up the major portion of the report and contains abstracts and ratings of 71 test instruments categorized by skill area and educational level. Appendix B contains the results of the 1978-79 survey of the status of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bibliographies, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills
Phi Delta Kappa, Cleveland, OH. – 1978
Due to Ohio state mandate, recommendations were made regarding minimal competency testing (MCT) in the state, based upon a literature review of legal and measurement issues, as well as data from a survey of school district practices in Cuyahoga County. Factors subject to legal debate include test validity, length of phase-in period, unequal…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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