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Direct linkBovaird, James A., Ed.; Geisinger, Kurt F., Ed.; Buckendahl, Chad W., Ed. – APA Books, 2011
Educational assessment and, more broadly, educational research in the United States have entered into an era characterized by a dramatic increase in the prevalence and importance of test score use in accountability systems. This volume covers a selection of contemporary issues about testing science and practice that impact the nation's public…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Test Use, Student Placement, Educational Research
Peer reviewedCriscuolo, Nicholas P. – Clearing House, 1986
Argues for the involvement of parents in school testing programs and describes six ways parents can help their students prepare for tests. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation
PDF pending restorationNew Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2000
The Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) is New Jersey's test for fourth graders. It is designed to give the school information about how well students are achieving in the areas required by New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. This guide offers parents and students information about the ESPA. Parent information, which is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
PDF pending restorationNew Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2001
The Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) is New Jersey's test for fourth graders. It is designed to give the school information about how well students are achieving in the areas required by New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. This guide offers parents, students, and teachers information about the ESPA. The parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Download full textPhelps, Richard P. – 2001
This document consists of 14 articles which appeared in the electronic news bulletin, "EducationNews.org," and which were part of a series on "Test Bashing," a discussion of the use of standardized tests that focuses on controversies surrounding the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills and test score improvements in Texas. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2001
This booklet prepares a student to take New Jersey's Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA), a test that measures the knowledge and skills that will be tested later in the state's High School Proficiency Assessment. The GEPA has three test sections (content areas): Language Arts Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. The booklet tells students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 8, Junior High School Students
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1996
The ACT Assessment is a measure of skills in English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning necessary for college coursework. This booklet is intended to help students do their best on the ACT. It summarizes general test-taking strategies, describes the content of each of the tests, provides specific tips for each, and lets students know…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1996
The ACT Assessment is a measure of skills in English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning necessary for college coursework. This booklet includes four sections designed to help the assessment user. Section 1, "Components of the ACT Assessment," contains general information about the assessment for counselors and college advisors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students
