Secondary options and post-secondary expectations: standards-based mathematics programs and student achievement on college mathematics placement exams.(Report) School Science and Mathematics (12/1/2007)
Research on student achievement within the University...the algebra placement exam. Students who had studied...mathematics placement exam. Standards-based...contrasts greatly with the practices promoted in Standards...mathematics placement exam ...

School exam achievement varies hugely between 'similar' constituencies.(News) Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) (6/5/2007)
...be put together from studying exam results and other statistics...publishes school- by-school exam results each year. Blaenau...the average when it comes to exam results. The lowest average...performance, identify and share good practice and ultimately raise ...

No achievement without tension; One parent tells Laura Davis that exam nerves didn't just affect her daughter -but, even if she had failed, it would still have been useful.(Features) Daily Post (Liverpool, England) (1/22/2004)
...worse than preparing for the exam. ``It was definitely worth...she had not got in as it was practice for her Standards Assessment Tests (Sats).'' HOW A SAMPLE EXAM PAPER IS SET OUT THE Common Entrance Exam for English comes in three parts...

Motivating students key to improving test results Principal tells high scorers they can skip some of exams Chicago Sun-Times (11/13/2002)
...on the Prairie State Achievement Exams. For Jackie Paquette...four of my semester exams because of this. I...period to test prep and practice tests. After the classes...up to four semester exams as seniors if they scored...at least one ...

Test prep finds spot in U-46 work week District sets aside time for students to improve state exam scores.(News) Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) (2/10/2008)
...S. history class to practice KeyTrain, a computer...upcoming Prairie State Achievement Exams. "How can Larkin justify...received low scores on practice ACT tests, all U...scored below 20 on their practice ACT tests get two KeyTrain...

Put to the test; New state exam results to become part of students' permanent records Naperville Sun, The (IL) (5/11/2001)
...the week, the class took practice ACT exams on the computer to prepare...to the new Prairie State Achievement Exam. Results of the new exam, which includes an ACT...took the new Prairie State Achievement ...

Targeting the test: Mount Pulaski High School progresses by raising expectations, focusing on key exam. Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) (2/11/2006)
...Prairie State Achievement Exam, introduced in 2001...the Illinois Standards Achievement Test for students in...take the Prairie State Achievement Exam in late April...communicates the importance of achievement and testing. ...

Schools' juniors head into Prairie State Exam Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL) (4/24/2002)
...take the Prairie State Achievement Exam today and Thursday...the 2001 Prairie State Exam, according to the Illinois...to school and take a practice version of the Prairie...English and math work keys exams. Next year, as sophomores...Prairie ...

Many high schools buck testtrend Educators find value ini state exam others shun as useless.(News) Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) (1/6/2000)
...new Illinois Standards Achievement Test has been on again...grade Prairie State Achievement Exam. The high school exit...their students with a practice round for the Prairie...for the Prairie State Achievement Exam," Finger ...