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Hutchins, Shaun D.; DeBaylo, Paige Hartman; Williams, Holly – Online Submission, 2018
This report presents a question-driven exploration of growth and achievement data using SAS EVAAS reports. The purpose of this exploration was to bring additional data, information, and ways of thinking about student growth to ongoing district conversations about the measurement of campus-level student growth.
Descriptors: School Districts, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, High Schools
Uribe, Patricia E. – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2015
This case exemplifies the effects of high stakes standardized testing and accountability on education and school district personnel. The case focuses on a school counselor who inadvertently gave the students the actual PSAT (a preliminary college entrance exam) instead of a practice test during a college preparatory workshop. The error caused the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, Accountability, School Counselors
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 2000
This comprehensive report on Texas schools indicates that more than 80 percent of students pass the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TASS) test, and students continue to show impressive gains on math and reading tests. Chapter 1, "Student Performance," provides data on student performance on the Spring 2000 Texas Assessment of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests