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Shannon, Joanie – Online Submission, 2008
A critical look into assessing the Standardized Test and Reporting (STAR) test data among English language learners gives educators a chance to examine the cultural biases present within the standardized test movement started by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. In particular, The STAR test results seem to reflect that the test is geared…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Standardized Tests, Test Bias, English (Second Language)
Rohm, Kenneth G., Jr. – 1989
Education records of 1,193 inmates who enrolled in a county prison corrections education program in Pennsylvania from January 1981 through December 1988 were used to evaluate the outcomes of the program. The number of years of formal education, education program placement test scores, end of class cycle test scores, student's stated goal or…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Blacks