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Goldsby, Constance – 1988
Development of a standardized curriculum and customized test for mathematics is described. Because of the diversity of the New York City school system, a centrally-planned curriculum became a necessity for continuity and quality. The present mathematics curriculum has been in existence since 1982, and is both comprehensive and cyclical. Five…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum
Taleporos, Betsy; And Others – 1988
In the spring of 1986, New York City began using the Metropolitan Achievement Test-6 (MAT-6) series to assess achievement in mathematics as part of a continuing end-of-year testing program. During the first two years of the program, appropriate levels of the shelf version of MAT-6 (Forms L and M) were administered to second through eighth graders.…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students
Busbee, Cyril B. – 1978
The results and methodology of the South Carolina 1977-78 statewide spring testing program for grades 3, 6, and 11 are presented and discussed. The discussion of the results focuses on a comparison of the 1978 results to national norms, a comparison of 1978 to 1977 results, a performance comparison across grade levels, and a comparison of skill…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Basic Skills
Download full textPhelps, Richard P. – Online Submission, 2005
John J. Cannell's late 1980s "Lake Wobegon" reports suggested widespread deliberate educator manipulation of norm-referenced standardized test (NRT) administrations and results, resulting in artificial test score gains. The Cannell studies have been referenced in education research since, but as evidence that high stakes (and not cheating or lax…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Achievement Gains, Standardized Tests, Norm Referenced Tests
Stratton, Julius A. – 1974
The relationship between the Instructional Process, Instructional Objectives, and Assessment Tasks, identified at the School City of Gary, Indiana, necessitate an effective testing program. Four characteristics perceived crucial to a sound program were: (1) The program should be continuous, (2) The testing program should be comprehensive, (3)…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides, Measurement Techniques
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. – 1987
During the spring semester of 1987, the Alabama State Department of Education conducted a statewide assessment study in which all teachers and principals participated. The classroom performance of teachers was observed, and their teaching competencies were measured on low- and high-inference instruments. These measurements were to be used to…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
