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Cultural Bias in the English Language Arts Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) Exam
Direct linkNathaniel Patrick Mayo – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Along with a student's academic progress, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) English Language Arts, MCAS Mathematics, and MCAS Science exams dictate whether a student in the Massachusetts public school system earns a diploma or a certificate of attainment. The difference is that students who do not receive a diploma are not…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Standardized Tests, High School Graduates, Grade 10
Peer reviewedBritton, Tolani – Journal of Higher Education, 2019
This article explores how college expectations in 8th grade change by 10th grade, and if students realize the expectations for a given level of college from 8th and 10th grade, in light of the "college for all" ethos. This study is based on administrative data from 235,875 public school students in Massachusetts from 2006 to 2016. Using…
Descriptors: Expectation, College Attendance, Grade 8, Grade 10
Download full textForman, Eric D. – Online Submission, 2009
This study examined one public school system's change in its bell scheduling format from a seven period day to block scheduling. The data collected was from a three year period of the grade 10 students passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam. Students in Massachusetts must pass the mathematics and English/language arts…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, School Schedules, Grade 10, Public Schools
