This document offers many of the insights and comments of Maryland elementary school teachers who scored the 1992 Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) tests. The MSPAP covers reading, writing, social studies, mathematics, and science and is administered to students in grades 3, 5, and 8. The document contains the teachers' most salient observations and suggestions organized by content area and grade level. Some comments crossed content area or grade level lines, and were, therefore, gathered in a separate section. Wherever possible the grade level which the teacher scored is indicated in parentheses. Examples from a section containing comments that applied across grades and content areas included the following: (1) students need work on paraphrasing; (2) students often did not provide critical, specific responses to the question "why"; (3) many students only partially followed directions; (4) students often listed specific details when asked to list main ideas; (5) students had great difficulty analyzing how they did something and/or why certain strategies were useful; (6) many students did not read the complete question before responding; (7) many students did not know how to read a test question; and (8) many students did not know how to express their thoughts on paper. An appendix contains a copy of the form that solicited teachers' comments. (JB)