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Download full textSteedle, Jeffrey; Quesen, Sarah; Boyd, Aimee – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2017
On the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments, the attainment of performance level 4 is intended to indicate college readiness or being "on track" to college and career readiness. Students who achieve Level 4 should have a 0.75 probability of attaining at least a C in entry-level,…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Test Validity, Longitudinal Studies
ACT, Inc., 2016
This report provides information about the performance of Rhode Island's 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Standards
ACT, Inc., 2010
This report provides information about the performance of 2010 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2010 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, College Entrance Examinations, Academic Achievement, Core Curriculum
ACT, Inc., 2012
This report provides information about the performance of Rhode Island's 2012 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2012 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Standards, Access to Information
ACT, Inc., 2009
This report provides information about the performance of 2009 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2009 and tested under standard time conditions. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Cohort Analysis, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Rhode Island State Dept. of Education, Providence. – 1999
In 1999, Rhode Island students in grades 3, 7, and 10 took a performance assessment in writing as part of the Rhode Island State Assessment Program. These two documents, a guide for educators and a guide for parents, describe the test and its scoring. The test is called a performance assessment because it requires the students to demonstrate their…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students, Parents, Performance Based Assessment
Direct linkOlson, Lynn – Education Week, 2005
Students in New Hampshire will not be alone when they will take their new state mathematics and reading tests. Their fellow students in Rhode Island and Vermont will be taking the same exams along with them. This article reports that New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont have joined forces to create reading and math tests in grades 3-8. They…
Descriptors: State Officials, Mathematics Tests, Costs, Writing Tests
