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Anderson, Beverly; Pipho, Chris – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
An outcome of the excellence movement has been an increase in state control of education, especially through state-mandated testing, as testing has become the preferred means of trying to effect change in education following the popularity of accountability and minimum competency testing. Suggestions for using tests prudently are listed. (DCS)
Descriptors: Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1984
This report summarizes the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) results for 1984. TABS assesses student achievement in mathematics, reading, and writing, including composition. The criterion-referenced tests are based on stated learning objectives and are administered annually to Texas students in grades 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Grade 3 results…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNew Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1980
This paper describes the meeting of the Reading and Writing Advisory Committee of the New Jersey Basic Skills Council with selected high school English teachers and administrators. This panel established cut scores for statewide interpretation of the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT). The NJCBSPT is administered to all…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Cutting Scores, Higher Education
Information on the Recommendations of the Superintendent's Study Group on MEAP Plans for the Future.
Runkel, Phillip E. – 1986
This memorandum discusses a number of recommendations proposed for changes in the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). The Higher Level Assessment Study Group discussed ways to further MEAP testing goals: expand testing into additional subject areas, for every pupil, on a cyclical basis; set higher standards encouraging student…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Norwalk Board of Education, CT. – 1987
This report is designed to provide the Norwalk (Connecticut) Board of Education and the entire school community with the status of the school system testing program for the spring of 1987. From May 6 through May 15, the system administered the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBSs) and the Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS) to 5,113 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Sutter, Joel A.; Rice, Elizabeth V. – 1984
This report provides Minnesota legislators with background information on establishing state educational standards and periodic testing to measure student progress. Scientific management, the accountability movement, and the basic education movement were educational trends of the 1970's providing pressure on states to set standards to improve…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation
Lutz, Frank W.; Maddirala, James S. – 1987
This study investigates the responses of teachers in Texas to a state-mandated pupil testing program. Based on literature reviewed, it was expected that effects of the mandated tests would relate to teacher burnout and account for differences in teachers' feelings of control over curricular, teaching, and professional decisions. The responses of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews
