We now have seen the results of the 1998 administration of the Graduation Qualifying Examination for our Grade 10 students.
Some principals are overjoyed with their results.
Some think their scores are okay but wish their students could have done better. A few are dismayed at what they see. In review, as published in the fall 1997 Indiana Educator , the academic standards may be best understood as quantitative statements of how much students should know and be able to do in English and Mathematics. Setting performance standards in general, and the Indiana Academic Standards in particular, is a significant educational responsibility that is accomplished only after careful study and recommendation from both education and measurement experts. A scientific Benchmark Standard-Setting Study was conducted in 1997.