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What Works Clearinghouse, 2011
The study examined the effect of charter school attendance on annual student achievement growth in math and reading. The research described in this report meets WWC evidence standards with reservations. WWC Rating Strengths: The study matched charter school students with similar students in traditional public schools using demographic and academic…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Charter Schools, Attendance
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Shermis, Mark D.; Shneyderman, Aleksandr; Attali, Yigal – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2008
This study was designed to examine the extent to which "content" accounts for variance in scores assigned in automated essay scoring protocols. Specifically it was hypothesised that certain writing genre would emphasise content more than others. Data were drawn from 1668 essays calibrated at two grade levels (6 and 8) using "e-rater[TM]", an…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Test Scoring Machines, Essays, Grade 8