ERIC Number: ED269410
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 30
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A Profile of Standardized Testing.
O'Neal, Sandra W.
To compile information on state and school district standardized testing programs, a survey instrument was designed and sent to 135 members of the National Association of Test Directors (NATD). Seventy responses (52%) were received in time to be included in the compilation. Most participating school districts (n=61, 87%) had a program mandated by their own policies. Grade levels most typically tested were grades five (n=45) and eight (n=45), followed by grades three (n=42) and grade six (n=42). Of the 61 districts administering a mandated testing program, 28% used more than one publisher's test. The California Achievement Tests (CAT) was most often the test of choice, followed by the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS). Fewer participating districts (n=54, 77%) had a state mandated testing program. In a majority of cases (66%) the test used for state mandated testing programs was either locally or state developed. Grade levels that state programs concentrated on were grade three (n=32) and grade eight (n=31), followed by grades five and ten (both with n=23). Appendices include: (1) participating districts listed alphabetically, by number of students, and by grade unit structures; (2) scores from the CAT, the CTBS, Science Research Associates, and Iowa Tests of Basic Skills/Tests of Achievement and Proficiency; and (3) the survey instrument. (LMO)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Albuquerque Public Schools, NM. Instructional Research, Testing, and Evaluation.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills; California Achievement Tests; SAT (College Admission Test)
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