While a criterion-referenced test determines if students have mastered specific skills, a norm-referenced test, as called for in HB 4, gives teachers an idea of how students performed compared to ...

There are those who argue that a nationally norm-referenced test would not be aligned with the Texas curriculum, unlike the STAAR, which is a criterion-referenced assessment. This is simply not ...

This study presents a valuable finding on how the locus coeruleus modulates the involvement of medial prefrontal cortex in set shifting using calcium imaging. The evidence supporting the claims was ...

High school students take AP® exams and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level coursework. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on AP/IB exam ...

High school students take AP® exams and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level coursework. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on AP/IB exam ...

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the success and sustainable development of community base manufacturing enterprises in the Phitsanulok province, so as to ...

A Louisiana lawmaker wants the state to explore alternatives to the standardized test students take each year. Senate Bill 105 by Sen. Mark Abraham, R-Lake Charles, initially called for the state ...

The House wants to grade Texas students by comparing their performance to their peers around the country in what is called a “norm-referenced test.” Proponents of this kind of test say it ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A Senate panel on Sunday approved its rewrite of the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away from ...

A Senate panel Friday unveiled its rewrite of the House bill that would scrap STAAR, the state standardized test widely criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting ...