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Download full textBergman, Lincoln – Center for Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning (CAESL) at WestEd, 2004
It is challenging for parents and the general public to make sense of the reports on test scores that appear in the mass media. This article offers some things for readers to consider as they bring a critical eye to what is read in the papers. Usually reports on test scores in the media are quite short and focus on one or two aspects of test…
Descriptors: Test Results, State Standards, Mass Media, Evaluation Methods
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch. – 2000
This report is intended to help parents understand the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) and the reports generated by the testing program. In spring 1998, the Department of Education, in conjunction with Harcourt Educational Measurement, began its annual administration of the DSTP reading, writing, and mathematics tests for students in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parents, Scores, State Programs
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch. – 2003
This guide is intended to help parents understand the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) and the reports it generates. The DSTP tests are administered to provide an accurate measure of how well students are doing relative to Delaware's rigorous content standards. DSTP tests are administered in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parents, Scores, State Programs
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch. – 2001
This report is intended to help parents understand the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) and the reports it generates. The tests of the DSTP are tied to the Delaware content standards that define the knowledge and skills required for students to succeed beyond high school. In spring 2001, the DSTP reading, writing, and mathematics tests were…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Parents, Scores
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 2001
In question-and-answer form, this pamphlet describes the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP). The CSAP tests are designed to measure student achievement in relation to the Colorado Model Content Standards. Every student enrolled in the grades tested is expected to take the appropriate CSAP. The CSAP tests are developed collaboratively by…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Parents
CONNECT, Denver, CO. – 1998
The new Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) was developed to provide a measurement of how well students and schools are meeting Colorado's academic content standards. The CSAP tests are not norm-referenced showing how much a student has learned in comparison with other students. Instead, they are based on the state's content standards.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Delaware State Dept. of Education, Dover. Assessment and Accountability Branch. – 1998
The Delaware Student Testing Program ties student achievement to the state's content standards that define the knowledge and skills Delaware students need to succeed beyond high school. This report presents information to help parents interpret their children's scores on the tests, which are given in grades 3, 5, 8, and 10. Section 1 introduces…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
