Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Reading Achievement | 3 |
| Comparative Analysis | 2 |
| Grade 4 | 2 |
| Mathematics Achievement | 2 |
| School Effectiveness | 2 |
| Scores | 2 |
| Accountability | 1 |
| Achievement Gains | 1 |
| Achievement Gap | 1 |
| Achievement Tests | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey | 1 |
| Furman, Gleb | 1 |
| Geiger, Tray | 1 |
| Greenough, Richard | 1 |
| Martinez, Leticia | 1 |
| Nelson, Steven | 1 |
| Roberts, Greg | 1 |
| Sage, Nicole | 1 |
| Sargent, Katherine | 1 |
| Vaughn, Sharon | 1 |
| Wanzek, Jeanne | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serial | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Junior High Schools | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
Audience
| Parents | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
| Florida | 4 |
| Utah | 4 |
| New Mexico | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| Delaware | 2 |
| Hawaii | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| National Assessment of… | 2 |
| Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkRoberts, Greg; Vaughn, Sharon; Wanzek, Jeanne; Furman, Gleb; Martinez, Leticia; Sargent, Katherine – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Promoting Adolescents' Comprehension of Text (PACT) is a text- and discourse-based set of instructional practices that engage students with disciplinary texts as a means of building content knowledge and improving reading comprehension. PACT)s "efficacy" has been the subject of extensive previous trials. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, History Instruction, United States History, Reading Comprehension
Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Geiger, Tray; Winn, Kevin – Cogent Education, 2022
Researchers explored how 13 states in which policymakers have adopted an A-F school letter grade accountability system performed on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) post-policy implementation. Researchers found mixed results, with approximately half of these 13 states increasing achievement post-policy, and the other…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Mathematics Tests, Reading Tests, Mathematics Achievement
Download full textNelson, Steven; Greenough, Richard; Sage, Nicole – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2009
Focusing on student proficiency in reading and math from 2003-04 to 2006-07, this report compares gaps in performance on state achievement tests between grade 8 American Indian and Alaska Native students and all other grade 8 students in 26 states serving large populations of American Indian and Alaska Native students. In response to a request by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Alaska Natives, Students, Grade 8
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2010
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Nation's Report Card": Reading Scores Flat for Fourth Graders; Eighth Graders Improve by One Point; (2)…
Descriptors: Public Education, Reading Achievement, Scores, Grade 4
