ACT reporting categories and ACT Readiness Ranges are new features added to the ACT score reports starting in fall 2016. For each reporting category, the number correct score, the maximum points possible, the percent correct, and the ACT Readiness Range, along with an indicator of whether the reporting category score falls within the Readiness…

Three key areas are outlined dealing with the development of public understanding of testing: (1) Why tests are administered in schools: needs assessment, instructional program evaluation, materials selection, reporting to public, documenting individual growth, diagnostic analysis and planning, and instructional grouping. (2) Types of tests used,…

This document summarizes the criteria for Chapter 1 eligibility, discusses a step-by-step selection procedure, used in the Austin Independent School District, explains the laws and regulations concerning how students are to be selected, emphasizes that special testing should be administered to students whose scores are clearly discrepant from…

Declining test scores have been publicized throughout the nation for the past several years as a major educational issue. Because of the kinds of statements made, the conclusions drawn by educators and public alike, the San Mateo Educational Resources Center requested that a review of the literature and a bibliography be prepared that indicated…

This document is designed to help the reader understand the district profiles of the California statewide testing program. These data assist the reader to compare a districts' performance with that of previous years and of other districts, especially those with similar characteristics. A brief description of the development and content of the…

Each year all Georgia children and youth in the fourth, eighth and eleventh grades are tested; the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills is used in the fourth and eighth grades, the Tests of Academic Progress in the eleventh grade. Test scores which provide a wealth of information, may be used as a tool for the teacher, principal, curriculum specialist or…

This manual is designed to accompany Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) secondary school reports for a district. The manual is not intended to stand alone; it is an aid to school administrators and other staff members for understanding the reports of their respective schools. Information includes: participating school,…

This manual is designed to accompany Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) junior high school reports for a district. The manual is not intended to stand alone; it is an aid to school administrators and other staff members for understanding the reports of their respective schools. Information includes: participating schools,…

This manual is designed to accompany Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) elementary school reports for a district. The manual is not intended to stand alone; it is an aid to school administrators and other staff members for understanding the reports of their respective schools. Information includes: participating schools,…

This material provides a discussion of the construction and analysis of tests prepared for classroom use by teachers. The initial discussion is concerned with the purposes of evaluation and the specification of objectives. This is followed by an examination of theoretical and practical considerations in planning a test. The material on test item…