These tests can report the student's performance compared it to older students who took the same test. (hoagiesgifted.org)
Every year, a sample of GCSE students will take the same test so it will show over time, if there is any change in how students perform at a national level. (educationbusinessuk.net)
Both the group graduating from high school in 1972 and the group graduating in 1980 took the same test of basic mathematics skills during their senior year. (gse.harvard.edu)