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Download full textGeorgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Planning and Development. – 1984
Examples are given of criterion-referenced test items in mathematics and reading used at the sixth grade level in Georgia. Three skill areas are identified for mathematics: concept identification, component operations, and problem solving. Tests measure students' ability to: (1) recognize whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; (2) identify…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Grade 6
Lokan, Jan; And Others – 1991
Developed for the Basic Skills Testing Program (BSTP) in New South Wales, Australia, this teacher's manual describes the ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research) Tests of Basic Skills. The two tests in this series, Aspects of Literacy and Aspects of Numeracy, were administered statewide by government school classroom teachers in August,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Lokan, Jan; And Others – 1992
Developed for the Basic Skills Testing Program (BSTP) in New South Wales, Australia, this teacher's manual describes the Green Series 6 of the ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research) Tests of Basic Skills. The two tests in this series, Aspects of Literacy and Aspects of Numeracy, were administered statewide by government school…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Copley, Charlotte E. – 1987
This document describes an experimental program which is designed to help students from grade 5 to grade 7 who are working at or slightly below grade level maintain mathematics skills. Students receive nine home-study packets containing two to four lessons each. Parents must make a commitment to supervise the home-study. The 25 lessons presented…
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
These item specifications were developed as a part of the Arkansas "Minimum Performance Testing Program" (MPT). There is one item specification for each instructional objective included in the MPT. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of test items used to measure an…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry
Neiner, Christine M.; And Others – 1995
The Ohio sixth-grade proficiency test is intended to measure a student's literacy level and basic competency in writing, reading, mathematics, citizenship, and science. This guide is designed to help parents prepare their fifth- and sixth-grade children for this proficiency test. An introduction, "Important Information," outlines three…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills
Famellette, Judy – 1996
This facilitator's guide, and the videotape it accompanies, is designed to demonstrate ways in which the new visions of science education for the 21st century might be translated into classroom practice. The National Research Council's (NRC) National Science Education Standards, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Benchmarks…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Biological Sciences, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
