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Download full textMangino, Evangelina; Babcock, Marilyn A. – 1986
A study was designed to assess the effects of the introduction of a state-mandated minimum competency test (MCT) on students' acquisition of basic and high-level mathematics skills. Subjects of the study were ninth-grade students, all of whom attended the same schools in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District, and took the same form of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Grade 9
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1984
The mathematics learning objectives contained in this volume are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum" which outlines the rules Education Rules for Curriculum which outline the rules and procedures for implementation of Section 21.101 of the Texas Education Code. These objectives and the measurement…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1988
The Maryland Functional Mathematics Test, Level II (MFMT-II) assesses Maryland students' mastery of functional mathematics skills that are described in the Declared Competencies Index published in 1980 by the Maryland State Department of Education. The test is also used to certify students for graduation from high school and to identify students…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements, High School Students
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1989
The Maryland Functional Mathematics Test, Level II (MFMT-II) assesses Maryland students' mastery of functional mathematics skills that are described in the Declared Competencies Index published in 1980 by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The test is also used to certify students for graduation from high school and to identify…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements, High School Students
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1988
Results are presented from the administration of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) to ninth graders in April 1988. The test was administered to 69,364 students in grade 9 and to over 30,000 students in higher grades who had previously failed one or more parts of the examination. This report includes a series of tables summarizing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 9, High School Students
Center on Education Policy, 2009
This year the Center on Education Policy analyzed data on the achievement of different groups of students in two distinct ways. First, it looked at grade 4 test results to determine whether the performance of various groups improved at three achievement levels--basic and above, proficient and above, and advanced. Second, it looked at gaps between…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Low Income, American Indians, African American Students
Center on Education Policy, 2009
This year the Center on Education Policy analyzed data on the achievement of different groups of students in two distinct ways. First, it looked at grade 4 test results to determine whether the performance of various groups improved at three achievement levels--basic and above, proficient and above, and advanced. Second, it looked at gaps between…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Low Income, American Indians, African American Students
Shapley, Kelly; Vicknair, Keven; Sheehan, Daniel; Pieper, Amy; Jepson, Dana; Sturges, Keith; Bush, Joan; Vandiver, Sherrie – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2004
The Texas Study of Students at Risk (TxSSAR) is a comprehensive evaluation examining the effectiveness of three state-level programs with the common goal of helping students at risk of failure to achieve academically. The study comprises investigations of the Optional Extended Year Program (OEYP), the Texas After School Initiative (TASI), and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Student Participation, Grants
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
Learning objectives and specifications are provided for use by teachers and test development specialists. Beginning with the 1985-86 school year, the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests have been based on the objectives in this publication. For grade 9 mathematics, these objectives are: (1) identify the relationship among…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computation, Educational Objectives, Geometry
Harkness, Suzanne C. – 1984
The New Jersey Educational Assessment Program was initiated in l972-73 school year to assess high school students' performance in the basic skill areas of reading and mathematics. The High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) will become part of the graduation requirement for the ninth grade class of 1985-86. This instrument is a more comprehensive…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
This report presents the performance for school district categories and for individual school districts on the ninth grade Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) test. The Grade 9 criterion-referenced test contained three sections: mathematics, reading, and writing. Testing was conducted during February 1986. This report is in two…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 9, High Schools
Peterson, Kari; Abbott, Martin – Washington School Research Center, 2005
In April 2002, Jeffrey Fouts (2002) presented a longitudinal study of student performance in Washington using Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) results from 1998 to 2001. Although constrained by the lack of individual student identification numbers at that time, he concluded that success on the WASL in the 4th grade was a strong…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 4
PDF pending restorationAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1997
Annually in May and June, grade 3, 6, and 9 students in Alberta (Canada) take provincial achievement tests. This guide, in both English and French versions, explains the achievement tests. The tests are designed to indicate how well students meet the province's standards, to support teachers in planning instruction, and to inform the public about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, French
Klein, Thomas W. – 1990
Results of the administration of the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program in 1988-89 are presented. The program, established by legislation in 1977 and amended in 1983 and 1987, provided for the administration of examinations of proficiency and achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics before the completion of grades 3, 6, 9, and 12. It…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 3
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1982
The Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) helps to improve basic skills mastery by assessing student achievement and district performance levels in reading, writing and mathematics. TABS was designed to provide information for instructional planning in the state-funded compensatory education service. Minimum competency objectives are to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3
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