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Direct linkDavis, Dennis S.; Willson, Angeli – Reading Research Quarterly, 2015
During the 2011-2012 academic year, Texas public schools began administering the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) in grades 3-8, replacing the old testing system, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). The TAKS-STAAR transition is a unique contextual backdrop for studying the role of state-mandated reading and…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Testing, Standardized Tests, Public Schools
Download full textTirado, Andrea – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2019
This Information Capsule answers the most frequently asked questions about Miami-Dade County Public Schools' (M-DCPS) academic performance during the 2018-2019 school year. M-DCPS earned a District Performance Grade of "A" in 2019. The percentage of M-DCPS schools earning a School Performance Grade of "A" remained stable from…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Public Schools
Whatley, Amanda Edwards – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of writing on the content areas when coupled with ongoing professional development and support for content-area teachers. Research shows that writing is an essential skill for success in and beyond the school setting. Research further indicates that writing plays an important role in student…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Writing Instruction, Writing Achievement, Faculty Development
Iqbal, Muhammad; Rafi, Muhammad Shaban – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2018
This study investigates English language teaching (ELT) practices used in the Access Program and public schools. Its main focus is on the effect of the Access Program and public schools ELT practices on linguistic achievement of learners. It is an experimental research in which an experimental group (Access students) was treated through Access…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Public Schools
Navarro, Maria V. – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2015
This memorandum describes the SAT participation and performance for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Class of 2015 compared with the graduating seniors in Maryland and the nation. The attachment provides the detailed results of SAT and ACT by high school and student group for graduates in 2011-2015. The mean SAT combined score for the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Student Participation, Public Schools, High School Graduates
Wilson, Janet S. – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2016
This memorandum describes the SAT participation and performance for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Class of 2016 compared with the graduating seniors in Maryland and the nation. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students continued to outperform their peers in the state of Maryland and the nation on the SAT according to the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Student Participation, High School Graduates
Sanderson, Geoffrey T. – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2014
SAT participation and performance are milestones on the path to college and career readiness. This report provides the results for SAT participation and performance in Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) for the class of 2014. Analysis of postsecondary outcomes for MCPS graduates indicates that graduates who took the SAT were more…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Career Readiness, Outcomes of Education, Scores
National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
This report presents results of the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in writing at grades 8 and 12. In this new national writing assessment sample, 24,100 eighth-graders and 28,100 twelfth-graders engaged with writing tasks and composed their responses on computer. The assessment tasks reflected writing situations common to…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Writing Tests, Grade 8, Grade 12
