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Thompson, John A. – Journal of Education Finance, 1994
Explores whether scale economies in a single statewide, nonproperty-tax-supported district differ from studies in more traditional settings. The sample consisted of 179 randomly selected Hawaiian elementary and middle schools enrolling sixth-grade students. Stanford Achievement Test scores for grades three and six were used. Smaller schools had…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Elementary Education

Gronna, Sarah S.; Jenkins, Amelia A.; Chin-Chance, Selvin A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
This study analyzed the Stanford Achievement Test scores of Hawaiian students with disabilities and made comparisons to the larger normative population. After local subgroup norms were developed to supplement national norms, results indicated students with disabilities made greater gains in achievement from third to sixth grade than typical…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Gronna, Sarah S.; And Others – 1997
Hawaii uses the eighth edition of the Stanford Achievement Test (Stanford 8) to assess academic performance of the student population in grades 3, 6, 8, and 10. Hawaii was not included in the norming for the Stanford 8, neither for the national nor the Pacific norms. In this study, Hawaii norms were developed based on the Stanford 8 reading and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1986
This report summarizes the results of the 1984 and 1985 administrations of the following tests in Hawaii: (1) the grade 8 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT), Advanced Level, 6th edition, of the Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Spelling, and Language Subtests; and (2) the grade 10 Stanford Test of Academic Skills (TASK), Level 1, 6th edition of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Content Validity
Saka, Thomas; And Others – 1989
In response to state mandates, the Hawaii Department of Education (HDE) began reporting on the current achievement status and progress of students scoring in the lowest three stanines of the Stanford Achievement Tests (SAT). The Longitudinal Student Achievement Monitoring (LSAM) process is described and evaluated; it was established to monitor low…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Saka, Thomas – 1989
This study, focusing on 165 public elementary schools in Hawaii, examined the use of test scores as measures of curriculum effectiveness and identified context and input variables that may impact on these measures of effectiveness. Demographic characteristics and test data on approximately 12,000 third graders were used to obtain 165 school…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Schools, Elementary Secondary Education