gr00694.xml Education Department: An Inventory of Its State Board Examinations at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, February 2013. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Dept. of Education. State Board Examinations. 1892-1955. Materials in English. Examination questions and scoring keys for elementary (grades 7 and 8) and high school subjects. Also includes, for 1941, a separate volume containing examination rules and regulations, and copies of forms, as well as examinations and keys. 1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Although the department abolished state board examinations in 1950, it continued to require that non-accredited secondary schools give achievement tests in order to validate their students' credits. These achievement tests were also made available to other schools (both in and out of state) that wanted to purchase them.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Achievement tests -- Minnesota. Educational tests and measurements -- Minnesota. Examinations -- Minnesota. High schools -- Minnesota -- Examinations. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Dept. of Education. State Board Examinations. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 977-33; 977-54; 985-196; 990-139; 999-88; 2013-40

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001706999

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 106.K.10.8F 1892-1893. 1894-1899. 1 volume. 1900-March 1916. 1 volume. May 1916-1928. 1 volume.

[0.5 cubic feet empty, letter]

105.C.16.10F 1929-1949. 6 volumes. 1951-1952, 1954-1955. 4 folders.