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Linda Bates Murray – ProQuest LLC, 2023
As a result of federal and state laws, it is necessary to identify an accurate predictor of student achievement before administering the state-mandated test. School districts are increasingly administering "benchmark assessments" throughout the year to measure students' progress and provide teachers with data about adjusting instruction.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, State Standards, Benchmarking, Prediction
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Burke, Garfield, Jr.; Wang, Ying – Education, 2010
Public school districts in the Mississippi (MS) Delta are under severe pressure to make rapid and adaptable changes in response to the federal legislation No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the MS Plan for Student Achievement: Assessment, Accreditation, and Accountability. These reform Acts require higher student performance standards and new…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Testing, Educational Improvement, Educational Assessment