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Download full textRegional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
These are the appendixes for the report, "Trends and Gaps in Reading Achievement across Kindergarten and Grade 1 in Two Illinois School Districts." This study examined reading achievement data for kindergarten and grade 1 students in two districts in Illinois: District U-46 (Elgin Area Schools) and District 186 (Springfield Public…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Achievement Gap, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten
Dimitrov, Dimiter; Jurich, Sonia; Frye, Michael; Lammert, Jill; Sayko, Sarah; Taylor, Laura – RMC Research Corporation, 2012
The Illinois Striving Readers (ISR) Project had two purposes: (1) implement a supplemental reading intervention for students in ninth grade who were reading below grade level; and (2) study the impact of the intervention on students' performance on standardized assessments using a randomized control trial design. The Illinois Striving Readers…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Intervention, Secondary School Students
Unlu, Fatih; Bozzi, Laurie; Layzer, Carolyn; Smith, Arthur; Price, Cristofer; Hurtig, Richard – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
In experimental studies, researchers are often interested in secondary research questions that explore important aspects of main findings, such as whether or not program effects vary according to the level of fidelity in which the program has been implemented; or according to the dosage received by individuals participated in the program. In this…
Descriptors: Fidelity, Program Implementation, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Problems
Cordray, David S.; Pion, Georgine M.; Brandt, Chris; Molefe, Ayrin – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
One of the most widely used commercially available systems incorporating benchmark assessment and training in differentiated instruction is the Northwest Evaluation Association's (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) program. The MAP program involves two components: (1) computer-adaptive assessments administered to students three to four…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Individualized Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment
McClellan, Catherine; Joe, Jilliam; Bassett, Katherine – National Network of State Teachers of the Year, 2015
"The Right Trajectory" brings to the forefront an often-overlooked voice in the debate about new state assessments developed in consortia: that of the best teachers in the country. This research suggests, despite challenges still to overcome, that these front-line experts believe that the new consortia tests are an improvement on the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Common Core State Standards, Summative Evaluation, Grade 5
National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 Grade 12 Reading and Mathematics State Pilot assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. This report presents the results for Illinois' student achievement in reading. In 2009,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Ethnic Groups, Gender Differences
Direct linkSawchuk, Stephen – Education Week, 2010
The author reports the results of a study on the effectiveness of the Teacher Advancement Program in Chicago that contains performance-pay model pushed by the U.S. secretary of education Arne Duncan. The study by Mathematica Policy Research finds that student test scores were no better for schools following the national Teacher Advancement Program…
Descriptors: Teacher Promotion, Teacher Persistence, Reading Tests, Academic Achievement
Applegate, Anthony J.; Applegate, Mary DeKonty; McGeehan, Catherine M.; Pinto, Catherine M.; Kong, Ailing – Reading Teacher, 2009
The disparity between the results of state accountability tests in reading and the fourth-grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has left many educators dismayed and concerned. In this article the authors describe a comparison of assessment approaches evident in NAEP to the approaches taken in a sample of state tests. The authors…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, National Competency Tests, Literacy, Accountability
National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Each district that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment in reading receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. This report presents the results for Chicago Public Schools' student achievement in reading. In 2009, the average…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Students
National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Each district that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment in reading receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. This report presents the results for Chicago Public Schools' student achievement in reading. In 2009, the average…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Students
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1999
This guide lists 64 commercially prepared English language arts inventories to assist educators in attaining results as stated in the Illinois Right to Read Initiative Best Practice #2: Assessment to Inform Instruction. The inventories in this guide are offered as another resource and are not meant to take the place of ongoing classroom assessment…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Language Arts
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Adkins, Deborah; Kingsbury, G. Gage – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the call for all students to be "proficient" in reading and mathematics by 2014. Yet the law expects each state to define proficiency as it sees fit and design its own tests. This study investigated three research questions related to this policy: (1) How consistent are various…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Tests, Test Validity, Reading Tests
Greene, Jay P.; Winters, Marcus A.; Forster, Greg – 2003
Many states have implemented high-stakes testing since the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Yet the question remains whether high-stakes tests effectively measure student proficiency. This report describes a study that compared results on high-stakes tests with results on other standardized tests not used for accountability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedJongsma, Kathleen Stumpf – Reading Teacher, 1989
Discusses several new educational assessment procedures implemented in Illinois and Michigan school districts. (MM)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
Haddad, Monica A.; Alsbury, Thomas – Planning and Changing, 2008
State policies to equalize educational spending, cap bond and levy rates, require common teacher salary schedules, and consolidate school districts are geared toward improving quality and attempting to resolve problems of inefficiency. However, despite the use of state policy to equalize educational quality, educational gaps persist. Yu and Lau…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Districts, Case Studies, State Policy
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