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Wang, Jinhao; Brown, Michelle Stallone – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2008
The purpose of the current study was to analyze the relationship between automated essay scoring (AES) and human scoring in order to determine the validity and usefulness of AES for large-scale placement tests. Specifically, a correlational research design was used to examine the correlations between AES performance and human raters' performance.…
Descriptors: Scoring, Essays, Computer Assisted Testing, Sentence Structure
Jaska, Patrick; Hogan, Patrick; Wen, Zhezhu – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2009
This study examines factors affecting test scores in a sample of thirty-seven Texas public high schools from 2003 to 2007 since the implementation of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The schools were chosen based upon similar tax rates and district sizes. The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test was implemented in 2003…
Descriptors: Accountability, Public Schools, Scores, Federal Legislation
MacNeil, Angus J.; Prater, Doris L.; Busch, Steve – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2009
The purpose of the study was to investigate whether Exemplary, Recognized and Acceptable schools differ in their school climates, as measured by the 10 dimensions of the Organizational Health Inventory. Significant differences were found on all 10 dimensions of the Organizational Health Inventory, with Exemplary schools out-performing Acceptable…
Descriptors: School Culture, Standardized Tests, School Effectiveness, Statistical Significance
Hursh, David – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2008
This book examines the changes in educational policy in the U.S. and Britain over the last twenty-five years. The author contends that education in the States and Britain has been significantly transformed, through efforts to create curricular standards, increased emphasis on accountability measured by standardized tests, and efforts to introduce…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Testing, Standardized Tests, High Stakes Tests
Petterway, Arthur L. – Online Submission, 2006
Schools in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) are required to administer standardized assessments to measure student achievement in core academic areas. The assessments are administered in English. Student scores are used to rank schools in defined categories of performance ranging from Underperforming to Exemplary. A significant…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Academic Achievement, Standardized Tests
Paciotti, Karen D. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2009
In this article, I advance the argument for a listening pedagogy that attends to the voices of children and brings attention to multicultural and power issues. I focus on the need to nurture a student-centered educational system within the constraints of the high-stakes standards and accountability model. Embedded within an ethic of care and…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Accountability
Cuero, Kimberley K.; Kaylor, Maria – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2010
This case study examines José, a bilingual Latino fifth-grader, and his complex and dynamic engagements in "travesuras" (mischievous behaviors). José's "travesuras" served to disassociate him from being labeled a "schoolboy." This disassociation was evident in how José: (1) renounced "school-like" work and…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Grade 5, Labeling (of Persons), Case Studies
Toenjes, Laurence A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2005
A paper appearing in this journal by Klein, Hamilton, McCaffrey and Stecher (2000) attempted to raise serious questions about the validity of the gains in student performance as measured by Texas' standardized test, the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS). Part of their analysis was based on the results of three tests which they…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Test Validity, Scores, Academic Achievement
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

Levy, Frank; Murnane, Richard J.; Levy, Frank – National Tax Journal, 2001
Review of standards-based education reform suggests that closing the achievement gap for children of color is more difficult than anticipated. There should be no high stakes until assessments are aligned with desired skills. Schools are accountable but must be given resources and authority. Mixed systems for assessing standardizable and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Rorrer, Andrea K.; Skrla, Linda – Theory Into Practice, 2005
In this article, the authors explore the role of district and school leaders in reconceptualizing accountability policy by adapting and mediating it using three primary strategies. Specifically, they discuss how leaders cultivate relationships and interactions, reculture the district and schools, and integrate and align school and district…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Accountability, Standardized Tests
Hursh, David – British Educational Research Journal, 2005
Over the last decade education in the United States has undergone perhaps its most significant transformation. Where in the past public schools have been primarily under the control of the local community, control has shifted to the state and federal levels. Furthermore, state and federal governments have introduced standardized testing and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, Federal Government
Ward, Martin J.; Wells, Tim J. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2006
Graduates of teacher education programs throughout the nation must pass state-mandated standardized paper-and-pencil exit tests to become certified teachers. This study examines the relationship between the reading levels of preservice teachers enrolled in a south Texas university and their scores on the Texas Examinations of Educator…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Certification, Standardized Tests

Gilman, Peter J. – Teacher Education & Practice, 1987
A comparison was made between test results of teacher education students at the sixty-six state approved teacher education programs in Texas. Twenty-nine of the institutions are NCATE accredited. The purpose was to see if NCATE accrediation affected the student passing rate. Results are presented. (MT)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education

Taraban, Roman – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 1997
Assesses the feasibility of using a statewide database containing standardized test scores to examine the utility of developmental reading programs in Texas. Suggests that a wide range of academic experiences may pull most students up in terms of reading competence. (TB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Noncredit Courses, Reading Improvement