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Direct linkLast, Martha C. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This is a causal comparative research study that investigates the effects of poverty on student academic achievement within various subgroups in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, NY. Existing data for approximately 124 school districts from the published New York State Report Card (NYSRC) were used to operationalize the study. The…
Descriptors: Poverty, Academic Achievement, Counties, Comparative Analysis
Download full textThurlow, Martha; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Albus, Debra; Hodgson, Jennifer – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
Computer-based testing (CBT) has emerged as one of the recent "innovative" approaches to assessments most pursued by states. CBT is lauded as the answer to having cheaper and speedier test delivery for state and district-wide assessments. It is also seen by some as an avenue toward greater accessibility for students with disabilities. In…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Disabilities, Access to Computers, Internet
Peer reviewedFinch, Holmes; Barton, Karen; Meyer, Patrick – Educational Assessment, 2009
The No Child Left Behind act resulted in an increased reliance on large-scale standardized tests to assess the progress of individual students as well as schools. In addition, emphasis was placed on including all students in the testing programs as well as those with disabilities. As a result, the role of testing accommodations has become more…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Testing Accommodations, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Tests
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
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
