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Download full textCalifornia State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1987
A report on tests used by California undergraduate institutions and by graduate and professional schools is presented by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Information is provided on five tests used by undergraduate colleges: the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the Scholastic…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Admission
Carter, Betsy Y. – 1987
This handbook is part of a series of three, corresponding to the three grades (4, 6, and 8) at which Mastery Tests are administered. This publication was written as a resource for teachers developing mathematics programs for students in grades 7 and 8. The Mastery Test in Mathematics at Grade 8 assesses student performance for 36 instructional…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Computation, Elementary Education
Claggett, Fran; And Others – 1989
The second statewide direct writing assessment was conducted for grade eight by the California Assessment Program (CAP) in the spring of 1988. Each student wrote an essay in response to 1 of 45 prompts (writing tasks) representing 6 types of writing: autobiographical incident, report of information, problem solution, evaluation, story, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Autobiographies, Descriptive Writing, Essay Tests
Stansfield, Charles W.; And Others – 1990
The development and field testing of a proficiency test in English as a Second Language for non-native speakers teaching on Guam is reported. The resulting instrument measures four language skills (listening, reading, writing, and speaking). The listening measure uses natural language that might be heard by a classroom teacher. The reading measure…
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Interviews
Burnett, Fred – 1987
Florida requires all students in grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 to demonstrate mastery of minimum performance standards using the Florida Student State Assessment Test (SSAT) forms for the appropriate grade level. The tests are administered in October and cover reading, writing, and mathematics. Current practices used to prepare students for the SSAT…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Grade 8, Item Analysis, Junior High School Students
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
Ninth grade results from the April 1989 administration of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) are reported. Passing the HSPT, which consists of reading, writing, and mathematics sections, is a high school graduation requirement in New Jersey. In 1989, the HSPT was administered to 67,099 ninth, 6,352 10th, 3,018 11th, and 762 12th…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements, High School Students
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1989
The Iowa Norming Study determined how well graduating high school seniors (N=722) performed on the revised 1988 Tests of General Educational Development (GED), providing the data to describe and evaluate the score requirements for GED Test candidates in terms of the percentage of Iowa high school graduates a GED Test candidate must exceed to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cutting Scores, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
An brief overview of the Achievement Testing Program conducted by Alberta Education (AE) during 1980-90 is provided. The program provides AE, jurisdictions, schools, and the public with information about students' knowledge and skills in relation to objectives in the provincial program of studies. Program tests are administered every 4 years on a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bulletins, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Tests
Gong, Brian; And Others – 1990
Current science assessments in use in the states were studied, and the extent to which these assessments meet the goals of reform of science education specified by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was investigated. These goals were identified by the AAAS in "Project 2061: Science for All Americans?" Data…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWard, Annie W.; Barlow, Gene – Florida Journal of Educational Research, 1984
It is feasible for school districts to develop and use subject area tests as reliable as those previously available only from commercial publishers. Three projects in local item development in a large school district are described. The first involved only Algebra 1. The second involved life science and career education at the elementary level; and…
Descriptors: Algebra, Biological Sciences, Biology, Career Education
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1990
In February 1989, statewide assessment tests in reading, mathematics, and writing were given to a sample of eighth graders throughout Oregon. The results and analyses of reading and mathematics assessments are presented. Important trends are described based on the analysis of data from 1985, 1987, and 1989. The 1989 information provides the first…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Core Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
Henderson, Susan J.; Orr, Scott P. – 1989
A method was developed for identifying students who may be at high risk for failing the State Board Licensing Examination (SBE) for registered nurses. The subjects used in developing prediction equations included 50 students who graduated from the nursing program at Saint Joseph's College (SJC) in North Windham (Maine) during the years 1983-84.…
Descriptors: Certification, College Students, Equations (Mathematics), Failure
Heger, Herbert K. – 1991
A battery of mathematics tests was developed to predict: (1) student success on the mathematics subtest of the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP), basic skills tests required upon entry into public colleges or universities in Texas; and (2) student readiness for college level mathematics. The developed tests were intended to provide universities…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, High School Seniors
Wijnstra, Johan M.; Eggen, Theo J. H. M. – 1987
The operational preparations for the Dutch national assessment program in education started in 1986. The program's aim is to periodically describe the contents of the curriculum in use and the attainment of 8-year-old and 11-year-old students on a national basis by means of surveys. In this paper some of the guiding principles in instrument…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Haase, M.; Caffrey, Patrick – 1983
This report provides an account of the activites of Sacramento City College's (SCC's) Assessment Center from November 1, 1982 to March 31, 1983; information regarding the competency levels of the SCC student population; statistical data on research activities; and information on the proposed expansion of assessment/placement services. Following a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Diagnosis
