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Hoyt, Cathy – 2002
GED "Scoreboost" materials target exactly the skills one needs to pass the General Educational Development (GED) tests. This book focuses on the GED Mathematics test. To prepare for the test, the test taker needs to learn skills in number and operation sense, data and statistics, geometry and measurement, and algebra. To pass the test,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Equivalency Tests, Geometry, High School Equivalency Programs
Download full textOregon State Dept. of Education, Office of Assessment and Evaluation, Salem. – 1999
This manual contains information regarding the administration of the Oregon Statewide Assessment Program's tests in writing and mathematics problem-solving. Parts of the manual address (1) background and preparation for testing; (2) administering the writing assessment; (3) administering the mathematics problem-solving assessment; (4) local rater…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Mathematics Tests
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1987
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Nation's Report Card, has developed and pilot-tested a variety of hands-on science and mathematics tasks. These tasks were developed as prototypes for use in future national assessments, but the concepts measured and the innovative approaches used are equally suitable for classroom…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
Charles, Randall I., Ed.; Silver, Edward A., Ed. – 1988
This document contains overviews of current research, insights from teachers and tutors, and considerations of such issues as metacognition, choice of operations, and the testing of problem-solving skills. Papers include: (1) "Historical Perspectives on Problem Solving in the Mathematics Curriculum" (George M. A. Stanic and Jeremy…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Applications
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Mathematical Sciences Education Board. – 1993
The call for educational reform has caused mathematics curriculum, instruction, and assessment to come under both professional and public scrutiny. The three elements contesting for leadership in assessment reform are the conventional testing agencies, reformers led by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and political agencies…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4
Tittle, Carol Kehr; Hecht, Deborah – 1990
This manual describes the Mathematics Assessment Questionnaire (MAQ) and its development, provides relevant background from the research literature, describes approaches to the reporting and uses of the MAQ (including its use in instructional planning), and presents sample responses from students and classes. The MAQ provides teachers and students…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, Grade 7, Grade 8
