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McCoy, Jack – 1984
In March of 1984, a total of 55,771 New Mexico public school students in grades 3, 5, and 8 were tested with the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) as required by the statewide standardized testing program. This document reports scores as national percentile ranks, and indicates the position of New Mexico students compared to a national…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Bilingual Students
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1986
This booklet contains reference group summaries for the Pupil Evaluation Program tests, the preliminary competency tests, the Regents competency test, and the Regents examinations that were administered during the 1985-86 school year in New York State. Summaries are also included for high school graduation results. Results are presented in tabular…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, County School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Download full textRudner, Lawrence M. – 1993
The requirement that home schooled students score at or above the 40th percentile on a nationally standardized test runs counter to several widely accepted principles of measurement. A single score should not be used alone in decision making, and there is no evidence that this is a valid use of the test. In addition, the 40th percentile is not an…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
