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Language Matters: Teacher and Parent Perceptions of Achievement Labels from Educational Tests
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O'Donnell, Francis; Sireci, Stephen G. – Educational Assessment, 2022
Since the standards-based assessment practices required by the No Child Left Behind legislation, almost all students in the United States are "labeled" according to their performance on educational achievement tests. In spite of their widespread use in reporting test results, research on how achievement level labels are perceived by…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
The Nation's Report Card Reading 2013 State Snapshot Report. New Jersey. Grade 8, Public Schools
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
Results from the 2013 NAEP assessments show fourth- and eighth-graders making progress in mathematics and reading. Nationally representative samples of more than 376,000 fourth-graders and 341,000 eighth-graders were assessed in either mathematics or reading in 2013. Results are reported for public and private school students in the nation, and…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Reading Achievement
The Nation's Report Card Mathematics 2013 State Snapshot Report. New Jersey. Grade 8, Public Schools
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
Results from the 2013 NAEP assessments show fourth-and eighth-graders making progress in mathematics and reading. Nationally representative samples of more than 376,000 fourth-graders and 341,000 eighth-graders were assessed in either mathematics or reading in 2013. Results are reported for public and private school students in the nation, and for…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Mathematics Achievement
In What Ways is the New Jersey County Vocational School Admissions Criteria a Predictor of Student Success on State Mandated Tests?
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Rubin, Scott; Ramaswami, Soundaram – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2013
Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) at the secondary-school level has undergone transformation, especially in the last 25 to 30 years brought about by the implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1984. Earlier, the VTE education focus was to prepare students for entry-level jobs that did not require a…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Admission Criteria, Success, Language Arts