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Trotter, Thomas V.; Steadman, David G. – 1985
Results are summarized for a number of tests administered to secondary school students in Idaho. A description of each test and the students tested is provided, as well as the purposes of the test and a brief summary of results. Two tests administered especially in Idaho are included. The Idaho Proficiency Test, a criterion referenced test of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Minimum Competency Testing
High Stakes Minimum Skills Tests: Is Their Use Increasing Achievement? ORE Publication Number 90.25.
Download full textRodgers, Natalie; And Others – 1991
Changes in mathematics achievement at grade 11 before and after the implementation of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) were studied in an urban school district in Texas. High stakes tests are used by state education agencies and school districts to monitor and increase educational achievement. The TEAMS is a minimum…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Covariance, Grade 11
