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Download full textOhio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1995
The Ohio Sixth-grade Proficiency Tests are designed to measure a sixth-grade level of literacy and basic competence. Beginning in March 1996, Ohio sixth graders will take proficiency tests in writing, reading, mathematics, citizenship, and science. Both teachers and administrators have been involved in the test development process, establishing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Citizenship, Competence
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2004
In 2004, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of a sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in civics and citizenship. The assessment of civics and citizenship is part of a national plan that is being put progressively in place to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Stigler, James W.; And Others – 1990
This study compared the results of group tests of computational skills and tests of knowledge and skills in mathematics between three groups of first and fifth grade students from the United States, Japan, and Taiwan. The battery of tests were constructed after reviewing the mathematics textbooks used in each location and discussing the major…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Computation, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedSteinbrink, John E.; Jones, Robert M. – Social Studies, 1991
Examines textbook-test alignment in the social studies curriculum. Defines alignment as review items conceptually and contextually matching test items. Indicates research that shows critically low alignment levels between review and test items, providing examples from a fifth grade textbook. Outlines five steps by which teachers can develop…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Content Validity, Cooperative Learning
Wu, Margaret; Donovan, Jenny; Hutton, Penny; Lennon, Melissa – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
In July 2001, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) agreed to the development of assessment instruments and key performance measures for reporting on student skills, knowledge and understandings in primary science. It directed the newly established Performance Measurement and Reporting Taskforce…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Achievement, Comparative Analysis
Illinois State Board of Education, 2004
This handbook contains information for high school educators--teachers, curriculum coordinators, counselors, and principals--as they prepare students to take the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE). The first section explains the purpose of the PSAE, gives timelines and test-day schedules, and shows how the PSAE is constructed. The rest…
Descriptors: Test Items, Writing Tests, Standard Setting, Grade 11
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2004
In 2004, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of a sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in civics and citizenship. The assessment of civics and citizenship is part of a national plan that is being put progressively in place to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civics, Citizenship Education, Grade 10
