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Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics, 2012
A representative sample of 122,000 eighth-graders participated in the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment, which is designed to measure students' knowledge and abilities in the areas of physical science, life science, and Earth and space sciences. This report covers the overall results, achievement level…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
Direct linkShriberg, David – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2007
High-stakes testing has emerged as a central feature of the educational landscape in primary and secondary schools in the United States. Despite this prominence, there is a paucity of guidance available to practitioners on how they can best make predictions about student performance based on available test data. While achievement gaps based on…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Prediction, Performance, Access to Education
Hamilton, Scott; Herdman, Paul – 1997
Test results for students from Massachusetts charter schools were analyzed. As 14 Massachusetts charter schools completed their second year of operation, and 7 more finished their first year, results from standardized tests taken by charter school students were becoming available. Test results are the only indicators of performance analyzed in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Charter Schools, Elementary Education, Standardized Tests
Abedi, Jamal; Dietel, Ron – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
One of the most controversial aspects of NCLB is its performance requirements for subgroups within the general student population. In this article, the authors examine the implications of these requirements for English-language learners and offer recommendations to help states, districts, and schools facilitate the progress of these students.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Low Achievement, Test Results, Educational Improvement
Carballo, Eduardo; And Others – 1988
Ways in which an evaluation of bilingual programs could be appropriately conducted were studied, using two transitional bilingual education programs. In Program A, the first language (Spanish) is the initial medium for all instruction with a gradual phasing in of English. Program A is located in a large suburban school system in central…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs
Kovner, Albert; And Others – 1979
Project LEAP is the Title I program of Medford, Massachusetts, which, in 1978-79, received State validation as an exemplary program for its grades 2-6 reading component. This report describes the project's content, results, and the State evaluation which determined it exemplary. The program includes instruction in reading and language skills that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Awareness, Compensatory Education, Counseling
