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Direct linkCraig, Tara T.; Marshall, Jill – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
Abstract In a technologically driven society, math and science students in the United States are falling further and further behind their international counterparts, resulting in an influx of STEM focused, reformed K-12 schools, including schools focused on project-based learning (PBL). This article reports a study of the effectiveness of PBL on…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, High School Students, Standardized Tests
Merrifield, John – Journal of School Choice, 2012
A special tabulation of individual student scores from the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test allowed a ranking of Texas schools according to test score changes ("value added"). The rankings varied greatly by student subpopulation. That is, the vast majority of schools are much more effective with some kinds of students than…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Effectiveness, Scores, Achievement Tests
Lewis, Ann C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Comments on new Elementary Secondary Education Act, particularly the bill's national testing and school-choice provisions. (PKP)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
