GA State Profile. Georgia: Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) and Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT)

Institution	Center on Education Policy
Titel	GA State Profile. Georgia: Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) and Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT)
Quelle	(2010), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Academic Failure; Writing Tests; Graduation; At Risk Students; High School Graduates; Exit Examinations; Educational Policy; Academic Standards; State Standards; State Regulation; Trend Analysis; Alignment (Education); Disabilities; Educational Assessment; Educational Opportunities; Equal Education; Graduation Rate; Graduation Requirements; Scores; Curriculum Design; Educational Indicators; Federal Programs; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Basic Skills; Mathematics Tests; Georgia; Georgia High School Graduation Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Writing test; Schreibtest; Abschluss; Graduierung; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Staatliche Lenkung; Trendanalyse; Handicap; Behinderung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Abschlussordnung; Lehrplangestaltung; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit
Abstract	This paper provides information about Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) and Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT). The purpose of the exams is to: (1) Ensure that students qualifying for a diploma have mastered essential core academic content and skills. All students seeking a Georgia high school diploma must pass the GHSGT in four content areas as well as the GHSWT; (2) Provide schools with student academic diagnostic information; (3) Determine prospective high school graduates' mastery of the state curriculum; (4) Encourage districts and schools to identify and serve students at risk of academic failure; (5) Provide data to state policymakers on student attainment of state education goals to inform educational policy decisions; (6) Increase alignment of local curriculum and programs of instruction with state education standards; (7) Promote equity of opportunity across all student groups; and (8) Meet a state mandate and a state board of education rule. [For the main report, "State High School Tests: Exit Exams and Other Assessments" see ED514155.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10