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Download full textRasp, Alfred, Jr.; Stiles, Richard – 1976
A report is given on two years' experience in using the Anchor Test Study (ATS) norms, developed by the Educational Testing Service under contract to the U.S. Office of Education as part of the Washington State Assessment program. In the first year, the desire to develop a state reading achievement profile through the application of the ATS norm…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Equated Scores, Feasibility Studies
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. – 1977
The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS/S) was the nationally standardized, norm-referenced test selected for the Idaho Statewide Testing Program for 1976-77. It provided basic skills measures in reading, language, mathematics, total battery, reference skills, science and social studies. Students in the 4th, 8th and 11th grades from 51 of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Blust, Ross S.; Kohr, Richard L. – 1981
An apparent discrepancy between building level scores in basic skills produced by Pennsylvania's state assessment program (EQA) and building summary scores, generally a grade equivalent, provided by commercial standardized achievement tests is investigated. The impetus for the study came from occasional reports by school administrators that their…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Testing, Correlation
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1990
Information is provided for educators and the general public about the performance of students on the standardized tests administered in 1990 as part of the South Carolina Norm-Referenced Testing (SCNRT) Program. The first section of this report provides background information necessary for interpretation of the results. The second section reports…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Grade 11, Grade 4
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1986
During April, 1986, approximately 60,000 Delaware public school students in grades 1 through 8 and in grade 11 were administered a battery of achievement tests as part of the state-funded Delaware Educational Assessment Program (DEAP). The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) in reading, language arts, and mathematics was administered. In…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Testing
Shellman, David W. – 1992
The paradox of site-based school management with use of standardized tests or instructional management systems that restrict teacher choices was evident in one school district in North Carolina in which measurement of student success has centered on student performance on state-mandated tests. A study was conducted to see if students whose…
Descriptors: Accountability, Communication Skills, Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests
Crowe, Kevin, Comp. – 1988
The two primary college admission test batteries given in Nevada are the American College Test (ACT) and the tests prepared by the College Board, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE). This report provides an overview of the tests and major trends in Nevada for 1988. These tests apply to a small portion…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends
Crowe, Kevin, Comp. – 1989
The two primary college admission test batteries given in Nevada are the American College Test (ACT) and the tests of the College Board, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE). This report provides an overview of the two tests and major trends pertinent to Nevada for 1989; however, because of the small…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends
Crowe, Kevin, Comp. – 1991
The Enhanced American College Test (ACT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are the two primary college admission test batteries administered in Nevada. This report provides an overview of the two examinations and major trends pertinent to Nevada in 1991. These tests apply to only a portion of the high school student population, and are not…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends
Klein, Thomas W. – 1991
The Nevada Proficiency Examination Program was established by legislative mandate in 1977. It consists of two major assessment efforts: administration of a nationally normed test to grades 3, 6, and 9; and the testing of all 11th graders in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students must pass all three examinations as a precondition for receiving…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Robinson, Mary A.; Moore, Mary H. – 1992
The relationship between student scores on standardized achievement tests taken in the eighth grade and the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test (ONGPT) was studied to determine whether standardized achievement test cut-off scores can be used in place of the ONGPT. Students enrolled in the eighth grade in an urban school district in the spring of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Citizenship Education, Comparative Testing, Cutting Scores
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1990
Results from North Carolina's End-of-Course Testing Program in 1989-90 are presented. Participation, student characteristics, and achievement are summarized, largely in table form, for the following subject areas: (1) Algebra I, (2) Geometry, (3) Algebra II, (4) Biology, (5) Chemistry, (6) Physics, (7) U.S. History, and (8) English I. Background…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Biology, Chemistry
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1992
This report provides an overview of the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) and summarizes students' average writing assessment scores from 1987 through 1992. Oklahoma has completed its 6th year of administering a state legislature mandated test to 10th graders and its 5th year of testing 7th graders. The Stanford Writing Assessment Program was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends, Grade 10
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1993
This report provides an overview of the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) and summarizes students' average writing assessment scores from 1987 through 1993. In 1992, the Stanford Writing Assessment replaced the MAT-6 Writing Test as the instrument for measuring writing achievement for 7th and 10th graders in Oklahoma. Student papers were hand…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Trends, Grade 10
