About Standardized Tests The ACT is a national college admissions examination that consists of subject area tests in English, Math, Reading, and Science. (www1.pgcps.org)
The Forward Exam is made up of subject area tests in English language arts and mathematics for grades three through eight; science for grades four and eight; and social studies for grades four, eight, and 10. (wasblegupdate.wasb.org)
The study, Not Good Enough: A Content Analysis of Teacher Licensing Examinations, asserts that even states that require subject area tests for teacher licensure rely on such low - level exams and have set such low passing scores that they exclude only «the weakest of the weak» from the classroom. (edtrust.org)