State Educational Testing Practices

NTIS order #PB88-155056

Report cover
Full Report ~4163K
Front Matter ~9K
Table of Contents ~10K

Sections
INTRODUCTION ~8K
ANALYSIS OF OTA SURVEY OF STATE TESTING ~8K

STATE ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS
1: Authorization and Purposes of State Assessment Program ~58K
2: Program Characteristics ~96K
3: Uses of State Assessment Data ~653K
4: Variables Used to Aid Interpretation of Data ~436K
5: Test Construction ~35K
6: Reporting Test Scores ~98K
7: Effects of Program ~26K
8: Functions of Technical Staff ~26K
9: Staffing and Expenditures for Program, 1984-85 ~65K
10: Testing Time Required (Minutes Per Students) ~53K
11: Changes in State Assessment Programs ~225K

MINIMUM COMPETENCY TESTING PROGRAMS
1: Characteristics of Programs ~856K
2: Testing Programs ~622K
3: Reporting Practices of Testing Programs ~103K
4: Examples of Changes in State and Local Educational Programs and Practices Resulting from State Minimum Competency Programs ~41K
5: Functions of Technical Staff and Failure Rates ~44K
6: Testing Time Required (Minutes per Student) ~34K
7: Changes in Minimum Competency Program ~182K

TESTING SNAPSHOTS OF EIGHT STATES
CALIFORNIA ~60K
COLORADO ~36K
FLORIDA ~27K
MICHIGAN ~42K
NEW JERSEY ~34K
NEW YORK ~21K
OREGON ~403K
TEXAS ~170K