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An Analysis of the Higher-Order Thinking Requirements of an End-of-Course ELA Assessment
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Dowd, Timothy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Higher-order thinking has been promoted in the American classroom for several decades. Summative assessments have the dual role of ascertaining the student's proficiency and also providing them with opportunities to employ various cognitive behaviors and to offer them with opportunities to demonstrate their ability to think in complex ways. The…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Summative Evaluation, Language Arts, Grade 10
WCPSS Alternate Assessment Results, 2008-09. Measuring Up. E&R Report No. 09.38
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Speas, Carol; Regan, Roger – Wake County Public School System, 2010
In 2008-09, four alternate assessments were available for use in grades/courses where the state typically tests students. As in earlier years, results for WCPSS students were mixed. Student performance on the NCCLAS, an assessment designed mainly for limited English proficient (LEP) students, improved in mathematics but remained low in reading for…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Public Schools, Mathematics Tests, Reading Tests
WCPSS Alternate Assessment Results, 2009-10. Measuring Up. E&R Report No. 10.27
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Regan, Roger – Wake County Public School System, 2010
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction revised the alternate assessment system for students with disabilities (SWD) and/or limited English proficiency (LEP) in 2009-10. On the three alternate assessments that were given in 2009-10, results for WCPSS students were mixed. On the NCEXTEND1 assessments, which are taken by students with…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Public Schools, Mathematics Tests, Reading Tests