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New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. – 1989
New Mexico has established a system of student achievement assessment that consists of four coordinated testing programs. District and state results are given for these assessments. The Reading Assessment, consisting of a norm-referenced test and a criterion-referenced test, is used in grades 1 and 2 to assess student mastery of essential…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
San Diego City Schools, CA. Evaluation Services Dept. – 1987
This bulletin is intended to provide a brief summary of the California Assessment Program (CAP) testing results for the 1986-87 school year. General comments regarding testing in San Diego (California), commonly asked questions, and school- and district-level results are provided. Tabulated results cover mean scale scores for grades 3, 6, and 8…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 3
Gilliland, Hap – 1976
The diagnostic test combines an individual reading inventory, a reading comprehension test, and a work analysis test to determine and verify the basic reading level of students, locate individual reading problems, compare reading comprehension to vocabulary level, and locate deficiencies in phonetic and structural analysis skills. For use in…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension
Burnham, Brian – 1983
Research was conducted to investigate the in-school use of results of the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills reading and mathematics batteries administered in the elementary schools of the York Region Board of Education (YRBE). Interviews were conducted with school administrators, guidance counsellors, and teachers. Test uses included reporting…
Descriptors: Administrators, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Download full textTaylor, JoEllyn; And Others – 1981
Intended to enable teachers and other school staff members to implement the Responsive Reading Program, a comprehension-centered program for kindergarten to third grade children, this guide is divided into a brief introduction and five major sections. The second chapter discusses the theoretical background of the program and the skills or…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Woodley, John W. – 1986
A study investigated the ability of university undergraduates in introductory classes to study effectively. Subjects, 64 students in a western civilization class and 68 students in a sociology class at a moderately sized comprehensive university in a northern plains state, were administered a cloze passage constructed from the textbook being used,…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Students, Content Area Reading, Higher Education
Hanson, Ralph A.; Siegel, Donna Farrell – 1988
The general features of function-specific assessment are described and illustrated via a discussion of the design and development of "The Reading Biographer," an instrument for assessing experiences and activities of students (from early childhood through high school) that affect their reading achievement as high school seniors. The…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Experience, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities
Samson, Digna M. M. – 1983
The traditional multiple-choice reading comprehension test of English as a second language, used in the Dutch school-leaving examinations, has been criticized for its apparent lack of construct validity. The Dutch National Institute for Educational Measurement has conducted a number of studies to determine whether there is a different skill…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
Wood, Nancy V. – 1987
To help college reading teachers develop an awareness of what standardized reading tests do and do not reveal about students' reading abilities, a study examined the testing of reading and criticized four major standardized tests. Results indicated that reading is tested through (1) reading passages accompanied by multiple choice questions, (2)…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Testing, Group Testing, Higher Education
York Region Board of Education, Aurora (Ontario). – 1986
A study of one grade cohort of students taught in a Chicago Mastery Learning Reading (CMLR) Program was extended to two additional cohorts, one older and one younger than the original group but who were taught using the same method. The students' reading comprehension test scores were compared with those of students in other schools, not taught by…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Elementary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
Intended to help prepare teachers and students for the January 1987 diploma exams, this bulletin presents useful information about the design, parts and scoring of French language and literature tests by describing and including scoring guides and sample questions. A schedule of administration and scoring dates is included in the bulletin. This…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, French
New York City Board of Education, NY. – 1984
Seventeen tables of statistical data on students in New York City Public Schools are provided for the years 1970-81. The data are briefly discussed under seven categories. (1) Enrollment: from 1971-72 to 1981-82, enrollment in the public school system declined by 19.5%, most of the decline being in elementary school enrollments. A considerable…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Attendance Patterns, Black Students, Dropout Rate
Rose, Janet S.; Gustin, William C. – 1986
This paper details the development of the high school general mathematics examination and reading comprehension tests for grades one through eight for the curriculum referenced testing program in Charleston County School District, South Carolina. While the basic developmental approach was similar, problems encountered in developing the two types…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1987
This report presents tables summarizing test results statewide for ninth-grade students who took the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) in April, 1987. The HSPT consists of reading, writing, and mathematics sections, and must be passed as one of the requirements for a high school diploma. Data include percent passing, mean score, and…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Mathematics Tests
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1987
This report summarizes test results statewide for tenth-grade students who took the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) in April, 1987. The HSPT consists of reading, writing, and mathematics sections, and must be passed as one of the requirements for a high school diploma. The tenth-grade students who were tested consisted of students…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Mathematics Tests
