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Download full textChester Holland; Akisha Osei Sarfo; Brian Garcia; Ray Hart – Council of the Great City Schools, 2023
As parents, communities, educators, and policymakers continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning in America, many have turned to recently released results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP measures what students know and what they can do in several tested subjects, including reading,…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools
Peer reviewedGuskey, Thomas R.; Kifer, Edward W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
How state educational authorities in Kentucky use statewide test data to rank the state's 178 school districts was studied, using data from the "Kentucky Essential Skills Test: Statewide Testing Results" (1987). The methods used, means of refining those methods, the fairness/accuracy/validity of resulting interpretations, and problems…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Effectiveness, State Programs, Test Results
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1998
This briefing packet contains data on the school and district accountability results for Kentucky's state assessment system, the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System, for 1994-1995 through its last use in 1997-1998. The first section contains state and regional accountability indices by grade level, with number of students tested and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Witte, Ray; Fazey, Mark – 1990
The Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning--Revised (DIAL-R) is a standardized developmental screening instrument designed to assess the motor, language (both receptive and expressive), and conceptual skill levels of children 2 to 6 years of age. The appropriateness of national norms for children in Kentucky was studied in a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Kindergarten Children, Local Norms
Perry, Marcia D. – 1983
The sustained effects studies of Title I programs in 130 school systems in Kentucky were analyzed. The purpose of the review was to examine the types of questions asked, the results of the studies, and the ways in which results were interpreted and utilized. There were 109 summer effects studies. These showed that overall, the gains of Title I…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Educational Legislation
Guskey, Thomas R.; Kifer, Edward W. – 1989
The validity of various procedures for rank ordering school districts throughout a state on the basis of statewide test results was studied. Data were drawn from the 1987 administration of the Kentucky Essential Skills Test (KEST), which is given each spring to all children enrolled in public school grades kindergarten through 12 in 178 school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demography, Educational Quality, Elementary School Students
