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Barone, Theodore Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study is to understand how teachers make sense of data from a complex set of reading assessments and how inferences they derive from the data affect decisions about instruction. There are two key research questions--1) How does a teacher's developing expertise with a complex set of assessments (assessment literacy) affect the…
Descriptors: Inferences, Data, Decision Making, Reading Tests
Center on Education Policy, 2011
This paper profiles California's test score trends through 2008-09. In 2004, the mean scale score on the state 4th grade reading test was 341 for non-Title I students and 315 for Title I students. In 2008, the mean scale score in 4th grade reading was 379 for non-Title I students and 340 for Title I students. Between 2004 and 2008, the mean scale…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Achievement Rating
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Miller, Douglas E. – Social Studies Review, 1987
Reviews recent research on reading comprehension and textbook content and provides examples of several instructional strategies designed to aid students in understanding textbook passages. (JDH)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, High Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1994
This sampler discusses California's English-language arts assessment program and presents examples of high school reading assessments, writing assessments, and writing prompts. The first section of the sampler takes an integrated look at Year One of the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS). The second section presents the scoring guide for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, High School Students, High Schools, Language Arts
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1992
This sampler discusses California's English-language arts assessment program and presents examples of high school reading assessments, writing assessments, and writing prompts. The first section of the sampler takes an integrated look at the California's new English-language arts assessment. The second section presents the scoring guide for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, High School Students, High Schools, Language Arts