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Maniccia, Angelo – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Many special education (SPED) students are failing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) despite writing instruction provided by SPED teachers. The purpose of this study was to understand teachers' perceptions about why students were failing the literacy/writing test and document whether evidence-based assessment and writing practices…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Writing Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Mercer, Sterett H.; Martinez, Rebecca S.; Faust, Dennis; Mitchell, Rachel R. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2012
We investigated the criterion-related validity of four indicators of curriculum-based measurement in writing (WCBM) when using expository versus narrative writing prompts as compared to the validity of passage copying speed. Specifically, we compared criterion-related validity of production-dependent (total words written, correct word sequences),…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Writing Evaluation, Curriculum Based Assessment, Writing Tests
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Hoyle, Craig D.; O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Chang, Quincy – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2011
The Maine Department of Education wanted to use longitudinal data from its data system to better understand whether and how student and school characteristics are associated with student performance on the state-mandated Maine High School Assessment (MHSA). It was particularly interested in understanding the factors associated with changes in test…
Descriptors: High Schools, Critical Reading, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
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Hoyle, Craig D.; O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Chang, Quincy – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2011
The Maine Department of Education wanted to use longitudinal data from its data system to better understand whether and how student and school characteristics are associated with student performance on the state-mandated Maine High School Assessment (MHSA). It was particularly interested in understanding the factors associated with changes in test…
Descriptors: High Schools, Intervals, Critical Reading, Educational Improvement
McIntosh, Shelby – Center on Education Policy, 2012
Since 2002, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) at The George Washington University, a national advocate for public education and improving public schools, has been studying state high school exit examinations--tests students must pass to receive a high school diploma. This year marks the 11th year CEP has reported on exit exams in order to help…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, State Standards, Exit Examinations, High Schools