Students, Teachers Begin Preparations for SAT-9 Posted: March
16, 2001 Students and teachers are beginning preparations for
the Stanford Achievement Test - Ninth Edition (SAT-9), which
will be administered April 2-6 in West Virginia. The SAT-9
enables schools to measure academic performance and gives
educators valuable data to help tailor instruction to meet the
educational needs of all students. "Our students are tested in
the areas of reading, vocabulary, reading comprehension,
mathematics problem solving, mathematics procedures, language,
spelling, study skills, science, social studies and listening on
the SAT-9," said State Superintendent Dr. David Stewart. "This
assessment is used by teachers and school systems to measure
academic progress of students and to determine areas needing
improvement. The state's Instructional Goals and Objectives are
aligned with this assessment." Jan Barth, executive director,
Office of Student Services and Assessment, said that "schools
prepare students by teaching the West