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Bailey, George W.; Guest, Harvie L. – 1980
This document presents information on one school district's approach to the introduction of success-based instruction. The first section defines success-based instruction, also called "predictable learner mastery" (PLM) and the requirements for having an operational system. The second section compares mastery learning with the PLM system…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Faculty Development
Download full textSchneider, Timothy W.; Klotz, Jack – 2000
This study sought to determine if participation as a musician or an athlete had an effect on academic achievement as measured by standardized test scores. It was hypothesized that students who received training as musicians would score higher on the core battery composite of reading, language, and mathematics sections of the California Achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades
Pinkham, Andrea K.; Ansley, Timothy N. – 1996
The usefulness of the Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test (IAAT) as a predictor of student achievement in secondary mathematics courses was studied. Subjects were 977 students from 7 Iowa schools in grades 6 through 9. Data collected included their IAAT scores and Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) mathematics skills test scores, as well as data about…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Correlation, Elementary School Students, Grades (Scholastic)
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1990
Schools that are concerned with evaluating their programs need more than just the average scaled assessment scores from standardized tests. To help schools, the Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program produces school and district reports that contain the stories behind the averages. These reports describe the kind of students who took the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Utilization, Intermediate Grades
Spencer, Mary L. – 1995
The development of national minimum educational standards for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) began in 1988 with the deliberations of a national task force that created performance expectations in a number of subjects. In 1988 the development of nationally standardized tests reflecting these standards began. This document presents the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Students, Grade 10
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1990
Results of the third administration of the Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program (MEAP), a statewide testing program for fourth-, eighth-, and 12th-grade students, are summarized. The assessment contains multiple-choice and open-ended questions in reading. mathematics, science, and social studies. In 1990, approximately 155,000 students…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Grade 12
