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Download full textKoffler, Stephen L. – 1983
This study examined the curricular validity of the New Jersey Basic Skills test, a minimum competency test administered to all public school students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11 to measure basic skills in reading and mathematics. Based on examinations of a Modified Caution Index, there were differences in the usual response patterns for both reading…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Court Litigation, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Koffler, Stephen L. – 1978
Results of the second year of the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Tests in reading and mathematics, mandated by the New Jersey Public School Education Act of 1975, are summarized. Approximately 397,000 students in grades three, six, nine, and eleven were tested. Results of the tests showed that a smaller percentage of sixth-grade students met…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
