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San Diego City Schools, CA. Evaluation Services Dept. – 1983
The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS), Form U were administered to all students in Grades 5, 7, and 9 in the San Diego City Schools during the last two weeks of April, 1983. This report is intended to respond to two primary questions: (1) how are San Diego elementary and junior high students doing relative to the national norm group, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Education
Download full textHawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1985
The Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) was administered to 11,114 eighth grade students during fall 1984. This two-section report presents findings of the SAT's three mathematics subtests. These subtests measured achievement relative to mathematics concepts (number, notation, operations, and geometry and measurement), computation, and applications…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Section. – 1999
This report is designed for educators who are involved in teaching, developing, or evaluating curriculum in the middle and junior high schools. It describes the content and application of Florida's eighth grade writing test, and it offers suggestions that might be helpful in preparing students for the assessment. The 1990 Florida legislature…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Expository Writing, Grade 8, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedHaskvitz, Alan – OAH Magazine of History, 1989
Describes a history program at the Suzanne Middle School, Walnut, California, in which students create, design, and promote local history activities. Emphasizes the accomplishments of the program, including a rise in the school's state test scores from the twenty-second percentile to the ninety-fourth percentile. (RW)
Descriptors: Community Study, Family History, Junior High Schools, Local History
Aspen Systems Corp., Rockville, MD. – 1991
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a congressionally mandated statistical survey of educational achievement of U.S. students in a variety of curriculum areas and of changes in that achievement over time. The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) established new standards for reporting the results that resulted in three…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Grade 8, Group Testing
Hiscox, Michael D.; And Others – 1983
A series of reports informs educators and parents about the Alaska Statewide Assessment, a program designed to measure student performance in mathematics and reading. The first report covers the 1981 assessment, proposed planning and changes in the program for 1983, evaluation plans, and test scores. Report 2 describes the progress of score…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4
Hertzog, James F.; And Others – 1983
This manual is designed to accompany Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) intermediate school reports to assist in their interpretation and understanding. The normative sample is described as stratified on two dimensions: district enrollment and wealth. Administration procedures are summarized. The cognitive and non-cognitive areas…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1990
In February 1989, statewide assessment tests in reading, mathematics, and writing were given to a sample of eighth graders throughout Oregon. The results and analyses of reading and mathematics assessments are presented. Important trends are described based on the analysis of data from 1985, 1987, and 1989. The 1989 information provides the first…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Core Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedTaylor, R. M. – School Science Review, 1990
Compared are the levels of attainment for the Science in the National Curriculum assessment in Great Britain in 1989 and the performance of students on the application of science concepts part of the Assessment of Performance Unit-Science carried out in 1980-84. (KR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, British National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1985
In the spring of 1985, the Oregon Department of Education conducted an assessment of eighth grade students' skills in writing, reading, and mathematics. This report provides results for the mathematics portion of the assessment under these headings: (1) arithmetic skills; (2) estimation; (3) geometry and measurement; (4) application; (5)…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Assessment, Estimation (Mathematics), Geometry
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1999
In 1999, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) was administered to students in grades 4, 5, 8, and 10 to assess student achievement of the Sunshine State Standards in reading and mathematics as mandated by the Florida legislature. This report informs administrators, legislators, and the general public about the reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Grade 8
Houston Independent School District, TX. – 1994
The purpose of this report was to describe the first year of the implementation of a bilingual program consisting of three levels of instruction: preliterate, beginning, and intermediate. Students were placed in one of the three levels following state and district guidelines. The instruction implemented was designed to serve students with little…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Early Intervention, English (Second Language)
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Curriculum Development and Implementation Branch. – 1988
This 10-chapter report presents information on the 1986 assessment of students' science performance in the province of Manitoba in Canada. The assessment was intended to provide a broad base of accurate information on the performance of grade 3, 6, and 9 students. The program of studies for Manitoba schools is designed to educate the student in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biological Sciences, Earth Science, Elementary School Science
