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Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1980
The Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) is described. Specifications are listed for TABS objectives in mathematics reading, and writing for grades 3, 5 and exit level (grades 6-12). It is intended that sections of the publication will be distributed to curriculum planners and appropriate teachers to assist in their determination of whether…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics
Orr, Arlene T.; Amos, Neil G. – 1987
A study was conducted to determine if significant attitudinal differences concerning evaluation by principals could be found between Mississippi's kindergarten teachers and other grade-level teachers immediately after administrators had evaluated teachers with the Mississippi Teacher Assessment Instruments (MTAI). Designed to assess minimum…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Kindergarten, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
Download full textSouth Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Instructional Technology. – 1990
This booklet serves as an advisory reference to available software programs that address specific objectives for students in grades 1-8 in all three Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) curriculum areas--language arts, mathematics, and science. A description of the basic skills objectives precedes each curriculum section. Information provided…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. – 1985
This new publication, which replaces A Primer for Mississippi School Librarians published in 1967, is designed for use in planning, implementing, and evaluating school library media programs. For the administrator, there are competencies which must be met to develop the library media program as an integral part of the total instructional program.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Acquisition
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1984
This guide describes the background of the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) program, objectives, and tests. It is designed to assist school personnel in reading and comprehending the student information contained in student performance data included in TABS reports. TABS is a criterion-referenced measure for assessment of student…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1978
The concern of educators and the general public over the decline in basic skills achievement of students nationwide has led to a national push for results-oriented instruction and educational accountability. Many states are developing tests for life-related competencies which students should master during the schooling process. States moving…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Daily Living Skills
Carlson, Kenneth; Rubin, Lawrence – 1979
This document reports on the results of a three-year series of studies of the development and implementation of statewide pupil proficiency standards in New Jersey, set in response to the passage of Chapter 97, New Jersey Public Laws of 1976. The first section of the report summarizes a survey of statewide minimum pupil proficiency standards in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Educational Development
