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Jackson, Rex; Schrader, William B. – 1976
This norms study, initiated to aid in score interpretation, is designed to provide current information on Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) scores of a national sample of high school juniors. Earlier national norms were developed on the basis of tests administered in 1960 and 1966. The…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends
Hutcheson, Larry D.; Schabacker, William H. – 1975
BENCHMARKS is intended as an aid to the proper use of Georgia Statewide Testing Program scores. It provides information about the program and the tests; reading and understanding the various reports; understanding what the scores mean; and applying test results for the improvement of learning opportunities for Georgia children and youth. It is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Center on Education Policy, 2009
This year the Center on Education Policy (CEP) 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…
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
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Starry, Allan R.; Greenmun, Renny – 1986
The results of administration of the Washington Pre-College Test (WPCT) to a statewide sample of eleventh-grade public high school students during March of 1985 are reported. In addition to the test results, supporting information is reported on the students, including grades, credits earned, courses taken, academic and career interests, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Career Guidance, College Entrance Examinations
Ewing, Maureen; Huff, Kristen; Andrews, Melissa; King, Kinda – College Board, 2005
In connection with the new SAT that was introduced in March 2005, research has been under way to investigate the feasibility of providing examinees with score reports that contain feedback on skills measured by the critical reading, mathematics, and writing sections of the test. The main purpose of this study was to estimate the reliability of the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Feedback (Response), Reading Skills
Neal, Kimberly L. – Online Submission, 2004
The purpose of this applied dissertation was to examine the effects of constructivist pedagogy when addressing the issues associated with below proficiency scores in basic skills in mathematics on the state exit exam. Scores of thirty-four 11th and 12th grade students who did not perform at the state-mandated levels of proficiency in basic skills…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Exit Examinations
Kornblum, Michelle; Ainley, Mary – International Education Journal, 2005
The quest for perfection has been anecdotally associated with great achievement and despair; with adjustment and maladjustment. No population has more frequently been associated with perfectionism than the gifted. This study was designed to (i) identify the types of perfectionism observed in a sample of Australian school students, and (ii) to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adjustment (to Environment), Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1985
The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Expanded Edition (CTBS), was administered in 1984 to students in the District of Columbia Public Schools. This report includes: (1) an overview covering the purpose of testing, a description of the subject areas tested by the CTBS, and a glossary of technical terms; (2) a narrative and tabular summary of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Kohr, Richard L. – 1986
A study of the correlates of cognitive achievement in Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment Program was conducted by examining both individual (student level) and ecological (building level) correlations. Analyses were completed for grade levels 5, 8 and 11 for the 1985 state assessment. Twenty-four student derived condition variables or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Tests, Conventional Instruction, Correlation
National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. – 1981
The Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress (CAEP) is a continuing program designed to measure the efficiency of educational programs offered by public schools. During 1979-80, grades 4, 8, 11 were tested in science. The assessment goals were: to provide information on the quality of education in Connecticut; to collect and compare data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Ballator, Nada; Farnum, Marisa; Kaplan, Bruce – 1999
Supplementary to "NAEP 1996 Trends in Academic Progress," this report describes two aspects of writing for which change has been measured since 1984: writing fluency as determined by holistic scoring; and mastery of the conventions of written English as determined by mechanics scoring. The introduction discusses the layout and means of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 4
Nathan, Julie S.; Camara, Wayne J. – College Entrance Examination Board, 1998
Each year over one million high school students complete the SAT[superscript R] I. Information on repeat testing and the probability that a student's SAT I score will change may help students and educators make better-informed decisions about retesting. This information would also be useful for high school counselors who advise students regarding…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, College Bound Students, Scores
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1988
Information on state and institutional actions in the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) area is presented. Twenty-one tables and two figures present data by state on the following topics: high school graduation requirements; special recognition program for high school graduates; advanced placement programs for public school students;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Faculty, College Students
Jackson, Rex – 1976
Data are presented concerning the numbers of students taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), and their mean scores for the period 1959 through l976. The implications of these results in relation to changes in the candidate group…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Problems
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