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Direct linkMichael Portas – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This quantitative study is primarily intended to examine whether district level performance results from Grade 8 ELA state assessments can help to predict future passing rates on AP exams. The participants for the study are all 218 K-12 school districts in New Jersey, all of which generated results across score levels and passing rates for PARCC…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Language Arts, Advanced Placement, Tests
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Download full textHartog, Jacob; Fesler, Lily; Tabora, Brittany – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2021
Since 2014 the New Jersey Department of Education has offered three high school equivalency (HSE) exams for nongraduates seeking credentials: the GED, the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), and the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC). This study used data on exam takers who had been grade 8 students in a New Jersey public school between…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Grade 8, Public Schools, Individual Characteristics
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2021
Since 2014 New Jersey has offered three exams to demonstrate high school equivalency (HSE): the GED, the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), and the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC). The New Jersey Department of Education wants to know the characteristics of exam takers, whether passing rates vary across HSE exams, and how a recent…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Grade 8, Public Schools, Individual Characteristics
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2021
Since 2014 the New Jersey Department of Education has offered three high school equivalency (HSE) exams for nongraduates seeking credentials: the GED, the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), and the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC). The "Characteristics and Performance of High School Equivalency Exam Takers in New Jersey"…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Grade 8, Public Schools, Individual Characteristics
