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Download full textLigon, Glynn; Jackson, Elaine E. – 1989
The efforts of the Austin (Texas) Public School District to improve the readability and usefulness of technical reports are reviewed. Coincident with, or consequent to, a 1977 letter by W. E. Jones to the editor of an Austin paper (the "Austin American Statesman") complaining about excessively lengthy (500-page) evaluation reports, the…
Descriptors: Documentation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Research, Evaluation Utilization
Ligon, Glynn – 1988
This perspective on how testing and evaluation data are used and could be used for school improvement is based partly on the experience of the Austin (Texas) Public Schools and partly on their goals. Four conditions are necessary for the effective use of evaluation information: (1) real need; (2) trust in the evaluators and in the information…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization
Mangino, Evangelina; Ligon, Glynn – 1983
This report presents the evaluation findings for the 1982 Austin Independent School District's State Compensatory Education Summer School Program. It contains a description of the program, information about the data collection procedures employed in the evaluation, and a discussion of the student outcomes achieved by the program. Achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Schuyler, Nancy Baenen; Ligon, Glynn – 1984
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) is now in its third year of study on the effects of a new retention policy adopted in 1981-82. Reviewing the results of the first two years led to the conclusion that traditional methods of studying retention might not be the most appropriate. These evaluations have primarily focused on the impact of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Welsh, David J.; Ligon, Glynn – 1980
The Project RISE (Reading Individualized in Special Education) program undertaken by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District collected and analyzed data on the reading achievement of junior high school special education students. A random sample of 256 such students was given several measures of reading achievement. Demographic information…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Junior High Schools, Mainstreaming, Program Evaluation
Ligon, Glynn; Wilkinson, David – 1984
Inspired by four recent decisions to change achievement tests used in the Austin Independent School District, the separate forms used and procedures followed have been combined into a systematic approach intended for use in future achievement test selections. A rating scale (Attachment 1) was developed to expedite a systematic comparison among…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Matter, M. Kevin; Ligon, Glynn – 1983
Yearly administrations of a standardized achievement test are a part of the educational process in many school districts in the United States. The Systemwide Testing Program in the Austin Independent School District Office of Research and Evaluation has gradually developed a process and support materials whereby the test administrations are a tool…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing
