PSYCHOMETRIC BENEFITS OF SOFT-LINKED SCORING ALGORITHMS IN ACHIEVEMENT TESTING.(Statistical Data Included) Education (12/22/1999)
...frequently used in computerized testing they still carry with them...indicators of examinee ability and achievement, complementary formats can...using the power of computerized testing to create new types of "hybrid...item used by the Educational Testing ...

Achievement, Testing, Input Top Student Leader's Agenda The Washington Post (8/23/2007)
...ever- increasing student achievement, an effective and comprehensive...child, close the minority achievement gap and provide our students...succeeding. The issue of testing needs to be examined carefully. Testing in our schools continues...

BILL WOULD ALLOW ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT TESTING.(News) The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) (2/18/2005)
...a different set of student achievement tests than what the state currently...opponents worried that changing the testing would lead to an erosion of...Commonwealth Accountability Testing System. At least three Northern...workforce. Kentucky's existing ...

Break-through testing for today's challenges.(Corporate Profile)(Stanford Achievement Test Series)(Advertisement) School Administrator (4/1/2004)
The Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition is the innovative, new edition of the standard in achievement testing. Its unique materials help students perform their best with a clearly navigated format and motivating full-color items...

Olympic sendoff begins achievement testing ISAT SEASON News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL) (3/2/2010)
...kind of March Madness: ISAT season. The Illinois Standard Achievement Tests, as they are known more formally, are being held...daily doses of exams to help measure individual student achievement. If the mere mention of the phrase "standardized test...

Heavy Testing Load.(achievement testing of U.S. students)(Brief Article) School Administrator (1/1/1997)
...Office and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development suggested the point could be argued either way, although testing in the United States is different in character from that typical in other countries. U.S. students face: * fewer hours...

Achievement testing; Minneapolis students are showing improvement.(NEWS) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (8/17/1996)
Minneapolis public school students posted substantial gains on this year's California Achievement Tests (CAT). The tests provide a way of measuring how the district's elementary students compare with children across the...

Exploring the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationships between achievement goals and fitness testing scores among secondary physical education students.(PEDAGOGY) Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2/1/2007)
Achievement goals and self...goals and fitness testing scores among secondary...efficacy toward fitness testing, and took a FITNESSGRAM...influences of the achievement goals accounted for...accounted for part of the testing scores, suggesting...

Decatur, Ill., public schools boosts achievement with new testing model. Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) (9/28/2005)
...more accurate and helpful in boosting individual student achievement. "As a math teacher, I could create a weekly quiz...and will allow for practice runs for the Illinois Standards Achievement Test given in the spring. The ISAT determines whether schools...