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Huntington, Fred – Executive Educator, 1985
Tips on improving student test scores fall into two categories: format training and environmental conditions. Environmental conditions include notifying parents of the test, emphasizing the importance of the test, and giving the test in familiar surroundings. Format training includes explaining multiple-choice options and answer sheets. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Scores
McCormack, Wallace – OSSC Bulletin, 1984
Without changing teaching methods or asking for additional funds, a small western Oregon elementary school district made dramatic gains in test scores in less than one school year. The superintendent spearheaded a cooperative effort by the district's administrators and teachers to revise the curriculum, beginning by compiling and displaying, in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewedJudy, Stephen N. – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Despite a lack of support for the teaching of writing as a process that requires much practice, administrators must support teachers in this proved method of teaching writing skills. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Class Size
Download full textRudner, Lawrence M., Ed.; Conoley, Jane Close; Plake, Barbara S. – 1989
Current information about tests and testing procedures is provided for school district staff, particularly in districts without specially trained testing directors. Practical information is given about selecting and administering tests and about reporting results effectively. This guide opens with a discussion of the basic principles of testing.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Role, Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Starita – American School Board Journal, 1998
In Austin, Texas, an urban district where more than half the students come from low-income families, the annual dropout rate has gone down, and the scores on statewide standardized tests have gone up. A key element in the turnaround is state-mandated, site-based management, a system that decentralizes decision making and involves strong leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Dropout Rate, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership
Echternacht, Gary – 1989
Following the rules and regulations of compensatory education programs requires the use of objective measures in selecting students for programs, assessing their progress, and monitoring the program's quality. Administrators must remember the following four points when they use test scores for compensatory education students: (1) test scores alone…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Role, Administrators, Admission Criteria
Biester, Thomas W.; And Others – 1983
This report presents the results of a New Jersey school district field test of a comprehensive administrator training program. The program's main objectives were to develop a knowledge-utilization approach to the improvement of instruction and student achievement in basic skills, and to develop and test strategies for installing and disseminating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Board of Education Role
