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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1988
The North Carolina Competency Testing Program in reading, mathematics, and writing has been administered in all public schools in the state to students in grade 10 and those in grades 11 and 12 who had not previously passed this test. A total of 72,324 and 72,393 sophomores took the reading and mathematics tests, respectively, in 1988. The reading…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Grade 10, High School Students, High Schools
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Evaluation and Assessment Section. – 1984
This second annual report on student achievement in Illinois describes and synthesizes the results of four different achievement measures: the Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress (IIEP), High School and Beyond Test, Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the American College Test. This report provides an analysis of student progress across years,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1983
The Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) is a statewide testing program in reading and mathematics (with other subject areas tested on a sampling basis). The MEAP tests are administered every fall to all fourth, seventh, and tenth graders. This Handbook was developed to assist educators in analyzing, using, and reporting MEAP test…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Coleman, Geraldine J. – 1982
This is the third in a series of six monographs developed to help local educators use and report Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test results. These results provide reliable, objective information on the status of basic skills education useful in reviewing and revising the curriculum and instructional program. This review requires…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
McCarson, Carole S.; Sweigert, Ray L., Jr. – 1983
The Georgia State Department of Education administers criterion-referenced tests to all fourth-, eighth-, and tenth-grade students enrolled in public schools throughout Georgia. The testing program was initiated in the spring of 1976 with the administration of criterion-referenced tests in reading, mathematics, and career development to students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
Dabney, Vana Meredith; And Others – 1988
The Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB) is the readiness test administered to all first graders entering public school in South Carolina, mandated by the State Board of Education. It is an individually administered battery that is not timed, but requires about 25 to 30 minutes per child. Performance on the CSAB provides valuable information…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Elementary School Students
Siskind, Theresa G. – 1987
Results from the fall 1987 administration of the Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB) to 3,203 kindergarten and 4,415 first-grade students within the Charleston County (South Carolina) School District are presented. The CSAB is an individually administered readiness test that comprises a hybrid of aptitude tests, diagnostic tests, and…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Annual Reports, Cognitive Tests, Disabilities
Meredith, Vana H.; And Others – 1984
The primary purpose of the South Carolina Statewide Testing Program is to assess the achievement of fourth, seventh, and tenth grade public school students. Test results provide educators with information which facilitates the decision-making process. For the second time, Form U of the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills was the instrument used to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Disabilities
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1987
This paper outlines some initiatives taken to change and improve senior high school programs and diploma requirements in Alberta, Canada, as originally stated in the June 1985 policy statement, "Secondary Education in Alberta." It is intended to assist educational groups planning to revise a senior high school program. It also presents…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students), Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Klein, Gerald A. – 1983
The statewide implementation of the Georgia State Board of Education (GSBE) policy for high school graduation requirements was begun in September, 1980. It specifically stated that the GSBE would be responsible for assessing the basic skills, or learner skills, of students enrolled in public schools. It further stated that each local school system…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Daily Living Skills
Mappus, L. Lynne; And Others – 1981
Designed to be a tool for curriculum and instructional development consistent with assessment of the state objectives in mathematics, this teaching and testing guide provides a summary of the skills that should be considered instructionally and how each objective is tested. Information is included on state objectives for mathematics teachers for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Development
Mappus, L. Lynne; And Others – 1981
Designed to be a tool for curriculum and instructional development consistent with assessment of the state objectives in mathematics, this teaching and testing guide provides a summary of the skills that should be considered instructionally and how each objective is tested. Information is included on state objectives for mathematics teachers for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Development
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1981
In compliance with Section 1 of the South Carolina 1978 Act 631, the following Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) information is reported: (1) the administration of tests for first grade readiness and grades 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8; (2) the development and field-testing of the 11th grade test; (3) the field-testing of mandated basic skills…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Elementary Education
Hills, John R.; King, F. J. – 1978
The 1977 edition of the Florida Functional Literacy Test is a 117-item multiple-choice measure of 13 mathematics and 11 communication skills required for minimal acceptable performance for students to graduate from state high schools. A student must pass at least half of the skills in mathematics and communications and get 70 percent of the items…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Functional Literacy, 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
