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PDF pending restorationMangino, Evangelina – 1985
This publication summarizes the achievement results of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) for grades 1-12 in reading and mathematics for 1975 through 1985. In 1975, the California Achievement Tests (CAT) were administered to students in grades 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9. However, in 1976, the testing program was expanded to all…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Black Students
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Direct linkBlack, P.; Wiliam, D. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2007
In recent years, a number of analyses assessments used in different countries have appeared. Analyses emerging from international comparisons such as Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) have focused on what might be termed "cross-sectional" comparisons;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Measurement, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textAustin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1981
Austin's results are presented for the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) for grades 7-8 and the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP) for grades 9-12 for 1980-81. Results are presented for each campus as well as for the district. School and district characteristics accompany these results to describe the general context in which these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Institutional Characteristics, Local Norms
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) office of Research and Evaluation presents Basic Skills Achievement, 1981-82 (BSA). The BSA answers the following questions: (1) How does AISD student achievement compare to student achievement nationwide? (2) How does AISD's 1981-82 student achievement compare to the achievement of students in past…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Local Norms
Baenen, Nancy R.; And Others – 1981
During the spring of 1980, Texas tested all of its ninth graders for the first time as part of a legislatively-mandated competency program. This forced all Texas districts which already had established programs to decide whether to drop, modify, or retain them. The political, economic, and practical information which was important within the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment, Graduation Requirements
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
This volume summarizes the results of the evaluation of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District 1981-82 State Compensatory Education Program. This technical report is organized into eight appendixes. Each appendix reports the information collected by a specific measure. Each appendix consists of (1) an instrument description, (2) purpose of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Bilingual Students
Austin Independent School District, TX. – 1982
Designed for junior high and high school students and their parents, this brochure explains the structure, function, and method for interpretation of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress. A question and answer format is used to provide information on scope and purposes of the tests, meaning and accuracy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
The purpose, procedures, analyses, and results are documented for seven information sources used by Austin (Texas) Independent School District in the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA)/Districtwide Priorities--Systemwide Desegregation Evaluation, 1981-82. The information sources include: (1) Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, (2) Sequential Tests of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Black Students
