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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Testing Programs. – 1983
Intended for use by school administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, and proctors, this manual contains general information on Regents examinations and competency tests. Specifically, the regulations and procedures for ordering, administering, rating, and reporting results of these examinations are described. Information is also included…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Disabilities, English (Second Language), Graduation Requirements
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to sixth-grade students on the MPT are included. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to eighth-grade students on the MPT are reviewed. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Download full textEdgley, Mary – 1998
This training manual is designed to provide information that will help Missouri educators understand and implement new state requirements regarding the inclusion of students with disabilities in the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP). It addresses the following topics: (1) reasons for including students with disabilities in a state assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Disabilities
Molek, Carol – 1999
A project was conducted to revise the list of assessment instruments that Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE)-funded agencies are permitted to use to report learner gains. Through a mail survey, the project researched 19 standardized assessment instruments used by agencies for reporting learner…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria
Phillips, June K.; Glisan, Eileen W. – 1988
A project developed at Indiana University of Pennsylvania was designed to meet the needs of secondary school teachers of French and Spanish in two areas: proficiency maintenance and improvement, and proficiency testing. The program consisted of four phases, two during the funding period and two follow-up. The first, proficiency-building, involved…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, French, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Cohen, Michael; Heumann, Judith E. – 2001
This policy statement clarifies the role of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team in selecting individual accommodations, modifications in administration, and alternate assessments for state and district-wide assessments. It states that neither the state education agency (SEA) nor the local education agency (LEA) can limit the authority…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Disabilities
