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Download full textJohnson, William L.; Johnson, Annabel M.; Johnson, Jared W. – Online Submission, 2014
The document is from a presentation at the Texas Region VII 2014 Curriculum Conference. The study examined the effects of a three-tiered high school program designed to increase student achievement and Texas end-of-course (EOC) TAKS and STAAR chemistry scores. The student sample (n = 625) consisted 75% high school sophomores and 25% high school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Direct linkHegwood, Jenita Carroll – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the types of preparation that students used to prepare for the Texas Examination for Educators Standards (TExES) Examination. Specifically, this study was concerned with the different types of preparation methods that impact test scores based on gender, ethnicity, age and specialization. The…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Test Wiseness, Teacher Competency Testing, Teacher Certification
Bushweller, Kevin – American School Board Journal, 1997
Curriculum alignment, which links instructional content to state-designed tests, is destigmatizing "teaching to the test." Ignoring this linkage can have painful consequences. Substandard school performance can cause Texas principals to lose their jobs and Maryland schools to forfeit substantial monetary rewards. Indianapolis schools try…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cheating, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives
