Title: Massachusetts Iowa basic Skills Test Scores
- Polygon data
- 2001
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection
- US Census Bureau
- Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
Dates
- Issued: 2001-07
- Coverage: 1995
Summary
This datalayer displays a polygon coverage for Massachusetts towns with associated attribute data on the average scores on the 'Iowa Test of Basic Skills' (ITBS) for children attending schools in towns includes inthe MAPC Region. The ITBS is a series of general achievement tests for grades three through eight. Along with others, such as the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills and the Stanford Achievement Test Series, they are designed to measure how well a student has learned the basic knowledge and skills that are taught in elementary and middle schools, in such areas as reading and mathematics This dataset was originally prepared and distributed by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). It was published as part of the Massachusetts Electronic Atlas database in 2001. The Massachusetts Electronic Atlas (MEA) was a collaborative project to provides access, via the Internet, to data about the Commonwealth, its thirteen regional planning agency districts and 351 cities and towns. This dataset is now only available via The Harvard Geospatial Library. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is a regional planning agency representing 101 cities and towns in the metropolitan Boston area. Created by an act of the Legislature in 1963, it serves as a forum for state and local officials to address issues of regional importance. As one of 14 members of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), MAPC has oversight responsibility for the region's federally funded transportation program Stretching west from Boston to include most of the communities inside the I-495 corridor, the MAPC planning area consists of 22 cities and 79 towns. Coastal communities, older industrial centers, rural towns, and modern cities are represented within the 1,422 square miles that comprise the MAPC region.
Subjects
- Boundaries
- Society
- Massachusetts
- Educational tests and measurements
- Iowa Test of Basic Skills
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-73.50824, -69.927802, 42.886818, 41.237962)
- Geometry: BBOX (-73.50824, -69.927802, 42.886818, 41.237962)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, US Census Bureau, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS). Massachusetts Iowa basic Skills Test Scores. Polygon data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-meamapctest95
Format
Shapefile