Connecticut Ninth-Grade Proficiency Test: Skills and Examples.
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| contents | Connecticut Ninth-Grade Proficiency Test: Skills and Examples. Basic Skills Educational Assessment Grade 9 Junior High Schools Language Arts Mathematics Skills Problem Solving Reading Skills Secondary School Mathematics Test Format Testing Programs Writing Skills This booklet provides a brief overview of the Connecticut ninth-grade proficiency test by listing the skills to be assessed on the test. Sample questions exemplifying each skill are also included. Areas assessed include: (1) basic writing skills in the language arts (mechanics of written expression, composing and organizing skills, and library skills for writing tasks); (2) mathematics (addressing the broad categories of computation skills, mathematical concepts, and problem-solving); and (3) reading. The reading portion of the proficiency test (a new type of test called the "Degrees of Reading Power") is designed to measure a student's ability to process and understand nonfiction English prose passages written at different levels of difficulty or readability, identifying the hardest prose that a student can read with comprehension. A sample passage from the test is included. (JN) |
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| publishDate | 1984 |
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| spellingShingle | Connecticut Ninth-Grade Proficiency Test: Skills and Examples. Basic Skills Educational Assessment Grade 9 Junior High Schools Language Arts Mathematics Skills Problem Solving Reading Skills Secondary School Mathematics Test Format Testing Programs Writing Skills Connecticut Ninth-Grade Proficiency Test: Skills and Examples. Basic Skills Educational Assessment Grade 9 Junior High Schools Language Arts Mathematics Skills Problem Solving Reading Skills Secondary School Mathematics Test Format Testing Programs Writing Skills This booklet provides a brief overview of the Connecticut ninth-grade proficiency test by listing the skills to be assessed on the test. Sample questions exemplifying each skill are also included. Areas assessed include: (1) basic writing skills in the language arts (mechanics of written expression, composing and organizing skills, and library skills for writing tasks); (2) mathematics (addressing the broad categories of computation skills, mathematical concepts, and problem-solving); and (3) reading. The reading portion of the proficiency test (a new type of test called the "Degrees of Reading Power") is designed to measure a student's ability to process and understand nonfiction English prose passages written at different levels of difficulty or readability, identifying the hardest prose that a student can read with comprehension. A sample passage from the test is included. (JN) |
| title | Connecticut Ninth-Grade Proficiency Test: Skills and Examples. |
| topic | Basic Skills Educational Assessment Grade 9 Junior High Schools Language Arts Mathematics Skills Problem Solving Reading Skills Secondary School Mathematics Test Format Testing Programs Writing Skills |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED258795 |