ERIC Number: ED276758
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Feb
Pages: 105
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State-County Testing Program. Sixteenth Report. 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 Results.
Shively, Joe E.
Results of the West Virginia State-County Testing Program from 1982 to 1985 are summarized. The test battery includes the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS); the Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT), a test of scholastic ability; and the West Virginia Student Questionnaire, which includes school subjects interest ratings, educational plans, and career plans. All tests are generally administered in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11. The tests which have been selected for the West Virginia program have changed since the program's inception in 1962. The newest student questionnaire now contains items on the amount of help needed by students in study skills, career planning, educational planning, and decision-making skills. Test results generated are related to the performance of students, individually and as groups within a school, a county, a region, and the state. It was concluded that CTBS achievement was quite good and exceeded the national norm in grades 3, 6, and 9. Students' career interests focused heavily on medical and health occupations. Interest in various subject areas, or favorite subjects, tended to decrease in the higher grades. A number of sample forms are appended. (GDC)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston.
Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills; Cognitive Abilities Test
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