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Posamentier, Alfred S. – 1996
This book is designed to prepare students for taking the SAT I--Reasoning Test using a problem-solving focus. It clarifies the purpose, structure, and use of the SAT I and provides meaningful instructional material and explanations which illuminate the necessary skills. The book begins with a review of essential fundamentals, including useful…
Descriptors: High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary School Mathematics
Download full textGeorgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1999
This document is a supplement to the Test Content Description for the Georgia High School Test in Mathematics. The sample items are representative of items on the actual Georgia High School Tests. The strands (major areas) being tested are: (1) Number and Composition (17% to 19% of the test); (2) Data Analysis (19-21% of the test); (3) Measurement…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Mathematics, Standardized Tests
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1999
This document is a supplement to the Test Content Description for the Georgia High School Test in Science. The sample items are representative of items on the actual Georgia High School Tests. The strands (major areas) being tested are: (1) Process/Research Skills (30% to 32% of the test); (2) Physical Science (33% to 35% of the test); and…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Sciences, Standardized Tests
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1999
This document is a supplement to the Test Content Description for the Georgia High School Test in Science. The sample items are representative of items on the actual Georgia High School Tests. The strands (major areas) being tested are: (1) World Studies (18% to 20% of the test); (2) United States History since 1865 (18% to 20% of the test); (3)…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Social Studies, Standardized Tests
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1999
This document is a supplement to the Test Content Description for the Georgia High School Test in English Language Arts. The sample items are representative of items on the actual Georgia High School Tests. The strands (major areas) being tested are Reading/Literature (47 to 49% of the test), Critical Thinking (37 to 39% of the test), and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English, Guides, High School Students
Direct linkSchank, Roger C. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2004
In the author's words: "This book is an honest attempt to understand what it means to be educated in today's world." His argument is this: No matter how important science and technology seem to industry or government or indeed to the daily life of people, as a society we believe that those educated in literature, history, and other humanities are…
Descriptors: Experimental Curriculum, Instructional Design, Standardized Tests, Educational Change
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
Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; Cahill, Spencer E., Ed.; Cotner, Bridget A., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts in education, psychology, sociology, and other fields, this landmark handbook provides a thorough examination of U.S. secondary education from the private academies of Colonial America to the comprehensive high schools and alternative schools of today. This accessible compendium is a treasure trove…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Teacher Certification, Student Rights, Teacher Shortage
