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Download full textNevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 1999
This manual contains a description of the procedures to be used when administering the Nevada High School Proficiency Examination in mathematics, reading, and writing. Test administrators should read and understand these instructions thoroughly before testing sessions. The parts are: (1) "General Instructions"; (2) "Instructions for…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools
Gasque, Alice T. – 1986
The Board of Regents of South Dakota's public colleges and universities decided in 1984 to implement a Value-Added Testing program (an exit test required for graduation) modelled on the Northeast Missouri State University plan. The plan was intended to increase student learning, improve curricular design, and encourage excellent teaching.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Ward, Martha S. – 1996
High stakes testing has been in place in North Carolina since the late 1970s with highly visible, nationally norm-referenced tests administered to all students in several grades, as well as minimum competency testing as part of high school graduation requirements. A current back-to-basics movement has resulted in cuts to the testing program. A new…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Codes of Ethics, Educational Policy
Rael, Patricia S.; Travelstead, Jim – 1999
This document provides basic information about the Statewide Student Assessment System in New Mexico. There are four components of the Statewide Student Assessment System that are guided by the State Department of Education. Each component serves a specific purpose and targets specific grade levels. The purpose of the reading assessment of grades…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. Assessment and Evaluation Unit. – 1999
This summary report provides information about three of New Mexico's statewide assessments in 1997-1998. In spring 1998, the CTBS5/Terra Nova Survey Plus achievement test was administered to approximately 65,000 students in grades 4, 6, and 8 as part of the New Mexico Achievement Assessment Program. With three exceptions, the median national…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
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
Thurlow, Martha; Liu, Kristin; Weiser, Sarah; El Sawaf, Hamdy – 1997
This report discusses the findings of a survey of the 50 states that investigated how state graduation requirements apply to students with limited English proficiency (LEP) and whether students with LEP receive a standard diploma upon completion of their studies or some type of modified exit document. Results found a minimum graduation requirement…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
