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Most State Officials Shun Uniform Tests as a Way to Measure Progress of Students.

Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987

While some states are adopting uniform, statewide testing of college students to assess learning, most are relying on a wide variety of testing programs designed and administered by individual institutions. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Students, Educational Quality

Delaware Educational Assessment Program. 1986 Statewide Test Results. Summary Report.

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Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1986

During April, 1986, approximately 60,000 Delaware public school students in grades 1 through 8 and in grade 11 were administered a battery of achievement tests as part of the state-funded Delaware Educational Assessment Program (DEAP). The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) in reading, language arts, and mathematics was administered. In…

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Testing