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Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
This report presents Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) performance results and results on the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) in October 1990. This volume is comprised of the following sections: (1) Section I, an executive summary of TAAS performance for each grade level; (2) Section II, an overview of the program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Exit Examinations
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1988
Results are presented from the administration of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) to ninth graders in April 1988. The test was administered to 69,364 students in grade 9 and to over 30,000 students in higher grades who had previously failed one or more parts of the examination. This report includes a series of tables summarizing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 9, High School Students
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
Results of the Diploma Examinations Program conducted by Alberta Education during June 1989 are provided. This report is designed to assist policymakers and educators in reviewing the effectiveness of their programs and in reinforcing instructional successes previously achieved. The grade 12 program is intended to develop and maintain excellence…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1988
The North Carolina Competency Testing Program in reading, mathematics, and writing has been administered in all public schools in the state to students in grade 10 and those in grades 11 and 12 who had not previously passed this test. A total of 72,324 and 72,393 sophomores took the reading and mathematics tests, respectively, in 1988. The reading…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Grade 10, High School Students, High Schools
McCarson, Carole S.; Sweigert, Ray L., Jr. – 1983
The Georgia State Department of Education administers criterion-referenced tests to all fourth-, eighth-, and tenth-grade students enrolled in public schools throughout Georgia. The testing program was initiated in the spring of 1976 with the administration of criterion-referenced tests in reading, mathematics, and career development to students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
Dabney, Vana Meredith; And Others – 1988
The Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB) is the readiness test administered to all first graders entering public school in South Carolina, mandated by the State Board of Education. It is an individually administered battery that is not timed, but requires about 25 to 30 minutes per child. Performance on the CSAB provides valuable information…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Elementary School Students
Siskind, Theresa G. – 1987
Results from the fall 1987 administration of the Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB) to 3,203 kindergarten and 4,415 first-grade students within the Charleston County (South Carolina) School District are presented. The CSAB is an individually administered readiness test that comprises a hybrid of aptitude tests, diagnostic tests, and…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Annual Reports, Cognitive Tests, Disabilities
Meredith, Vana H.; And Others – 1984
The primary purpose of the South Carolina Statewide Testing Program is to assess the achievement of fourth, seventh, and tenth grade public school students. Test results provide educators with information which facilitates the decision-making process. For the second time, Form U of the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills was the instrument used to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Disabilities
Blust, Ross S.; Kohr, Richard L. – 1984
A survey to gather information concerning school district testing programs in Pennsylvania is reviewed. The information concerns the commercially produced norm referenced and criterion referenced achievement tests, as well as locally produced achievement tests used in the state's school districts. The Pennsylvania Division of Educational Testing…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Norm Referenced Tests
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1981
In compliance with Section 1 of the South Carolina 1978 Act 631, the following Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) information is reported: (1) the administration of tests for first grade readiness and grades 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8; (2) the development and field-testing of the 11th grade test; (3) the field-testing of mandated basic skills…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Elementary Education
McDaniel, Patrick L. – 1983
This report summarizes test results for the objective portion of the 1983 New Mexico High School Proficiency Examination (NMHSPE) in the Albuquerque Public School district. The NMHSPE assesses the mastery of skills and knowledge specified in the New Mexico Basic Skills Plan. A basic skill is the ability to apply one of five designated skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Cutting Scores
Wolfe, Martin S. – 1980
This report describes the results of Connecticut's second statewide assessment of mathematical knowledge, skills and attitudes. The Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress annually tests a sample of Connecticut students in grades 4, 8, and 11 in one or more subject areas. Students at each grade level were randomly selected to participate in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1999
This annual report combines the November, January, April, June, and August provincial results in diploma examination courses in Alberta, Canada. The graphs, tables, and text describe student performance for the entire school year. The report is designed to assist school personnel in identifying patterns of student achievement in Alberta and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Annual Reports
Gender and Achievement--Understanding Gender Differences and Similarities in Mathematics Assessment.
Zhang, Liru; Manon, Jon – 2000
The primary objective of this study was to investigate overall patterns of gender differences and similarities of test performance in mathematics. To achieve that objective, observed test scores on the Delaware standards-based assessment were analyzed to examine: (1) gender differences and similarities across grades 3, 5, 8 and 10 over 2 years;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Section. – 1998
This publication presents information about the technical characteristics of the 1997 Florida Writing Assessment Program, Grades 4, 8, and 10. Descriptive and statistical information is provided for the census assessment, and the procedures used in prompt development, pilot testing, field testing, scoring, and item banking are reviewed. The…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Tests, Pilot Projects
