ERIC Number: ED288905
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Jun
Pages: 49
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Student Achievement, 1986-87.
Mangino, Evangelina
This report summarizes results of student achievement in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) on the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests in 1986-87. Major findings indicate the following: (1) 99.4% of AISD seniors to graduate in May 1987 passed the Exit-Level TEAMS tests, with only 17 denied diplomas in the first year of this new graduation requirement; (2) AISD seniors excelled on college entrance examinations, exceeding both Texas and national averages on the Scholastic Aptitude Test; (3) across all grades and test areas, AISD students scored above national averages on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and Texas Assessment Project (TAP); (4) AISD minority students scored above the average for all students in urban districts on the ITBS; (5) AISD Hispanic students scored above the national average on the ITBS language test in grades 2-8, 10, and 11, and Black students scored above the national average in grades 3 and 8; (6) although the percentages of AISD students mastering the TEAMS at grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11-12 showed gains, statewide gains were generally greater from 1986 to 1987; (7) except on Exit-Level TEAMS at grade 11, AISD students mastered TEAMS tests at an equal or lower rate than students statewide; (8) ITBS and TAP averages were generally higher but mixed; and (9) ITBS scores of minority students have steadily improved. (KSA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Graduation Requirements, Local Norms, Mathematics Tests, Minimum Competency Testing, Minority Group Children, Reading Tests, Scores, Testing Programs, Writing Evaluation
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills; SAT (College Admission Test); Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills
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