1.   By contrast, it is easier to confirm an academic skill weakness through the use of standardized achievement tests.

2.   In an attempt to know how well students are learning these basic skills, school systems administer standardized achievement tests.

3.   Computer advocates, on the other hand, condemn the present generation of standardized achievement tests as too shallow if not irrelevant in the computer age.

4.   However, others question whether standardized achievement tests accurately measure what students learn or should be learning to prepare themselves for the information age.

5.   The dispute over standardized achievement tests surfaced as the legislature rushed to complete its work.

6.   The program was credited with causing significant improvements in attendance and standardized achievement test scores.

7.   Local scores on standardized achievement tests are among the lowest in the United States.

8.   Scores here on the standardized achievement test are well below those across the mainland.