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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1999
This brochure is intended to help teachers and parents prepare students for the North Carolina Open-Ended Assessments (in reading and mathematics) given at grades 4 and 8. The brochure states that teachers in grades 2-5 can use the information to prepare students for the open-ended assessments. This particular brochure focuses primarily on the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
Thompson, Mark E. – 1981
This guide, written for parents, teachers, and students, presents advice on academic study habits derived from research data. Part 1 of the text presents the research evidence in five chapters: chapter 1 reviews common study skills problems; chapter 2 focuses specifically on research data from eight studies which successfully used precollege study…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Environment, Learning, Listening Skills
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1992
This guide is designed as a resource for (1) Oklahoma teachers, counselors, and parents, to help them help their students prepare for the ACT assessment; and (2) students, to help dispel some common myths and misunderstandings as they prepare for the test. Section A, for administrators, teachers, counselors, Indian program staffs, and…
Descriptors: American Indians, College Entrance Examinations, Counselors, High Schools
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation and Testing. – 1985
Students' test scores are influenced by their subject matter knowledge, their physical and emotional health, and their skill in the mechanics of test taking. Designed for use in the Detroit (Michigan) Public Schools, this document focuses on improving skills in the mechanics of test taking. The first section overviews strategies for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
PDF pending restorationNew Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2001
The Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) is New Jersey's test for fourth graders. It is designed to give the school information about how well students are achieving in the areas required by New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. This guide offers parents, students, and teachers information about the ESPA. The parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. – 2001
The purpose of this document is to familiarize educators and parents with the text-based portion of the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) writing assessment for third grade. The DSTP writing assessment consists of one "stand-alone" writing prompt (representing 2/3 of the overall writing score) and one "text-based" prompt…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grade 3, Primary Education, State Standards
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. – 2002
The Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) is designed to assess progress toward the Delaware Content Standards. Every year a certain number of items are removed from the test and then selected for public release. This booklet contains items released from the 1998 administration of the DSTP mathematics component tests. Taken as a whole, these…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination, Mathematics Tests
Hulsart, Richard – 1983
A guide is presented for educators, parents, and students to help students prepare for college admissions tests: American College Testing (ACT) programs, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT). Information is provided on the content of the tests and the services and publications available from the ACT…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Business, College Admission, College Bound Students
Davidovicz, Herman; And Others – 1994
Three fact sheets provide parents and educators with basic information on Tourette Syndrome (TS). The first sheet is titled "Learning Problems and the TS Child" and is by Herman Davidovicz, a neuropsychologist. It notes the high frequency of attention deficit disorders and learning problems in children with TS and provides information…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedHoover, John J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1993
Suggestions on providing home-based support in student development and study skills focus on study skills inventories, time management, reference materials, reading rate, oral reports, test taking, note taking/outlining, listening, visual material, writing reports, and library usage. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems, Library Skills, Listening Skills
Antes, Richard L. – 1989
Suggestions for students, parents, and teachers on how to prepare students to take standardized tests are presented. The value of deliberate efforts to teach students test-taking skills is supported by research. Activities to prepare students include the following: (1) teachers should develop some of their tests and worksheets in formats similar…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
