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How Student and School Characteristics Are Associated with Performance on the Maine High School Assessment. Summary. Issues & Answers. REL 2011-No. 102
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Hoyle, Craig D.; O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Chang, Quincy – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2011
The Maine Department of Education wanted to use longitudinal data from its data system to better understand whether and how student and school characteristics are associated with student performance on the state-mandated Maine High School Assessment (MHSA). It was particularly interested in understanding the factors associated with changes in test…
Descriptors: High Schools, Critical Reading, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
How Student and School Characteristics Are Associated with Performance on the Maine High School Assessment. Issues & Answers. REL 2011-No. 102
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Hoyle, Craig D.; O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Chang, Quincy – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2011
The Maine Department of Education wanted to use longitudinal data from its data system to better understand whether and how student and school characteristics are associated with student performance on the state-mandated Maine High School Assessment (MHSA). It was particularly interested in understanding the factors associated with changes in test…
Descriptors: High Schools, Intervals, Critical Reading, Educational Improvement
Parents' Beliefs: The Assumptions about the Nature of Teaching and Learning That Underlie the Practices They Prefer for the High School English Classroom.
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Dodd, Anne Wescott – 1997
To improve student performance, educators have recently adopted non-traditional classroom practices. Yet, as media reports and some research indicate, parents may favor traditional practices. A descriptive case study examined the beliefs of a representative sample of 25 parents of students in grade 11 who studied English in a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English Instruction, Grade 11, High Schools
A Comparison of Maine and Oregon Students' Science Knowledge Related to Marine Science and Natural Resources.
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Brody, Michael J. – 1993
A comparison was made of student understandings of marine science and marine resource concepts in two geographically distant but similar sociocultural regions of the United States. The study is based on the nature of ecological events, students' understanding in the context of meaningful learning, and the cultural context in which learning takes…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Cultural Context, Ecology
Data Collection Report on Language Minority Children.
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Berube, Barney – 1990
This report presents statistical data on the characteristics, distribution, enrollment rate, and academic achievement of language-minority children in Maine. The report contains three parts: (1) summative data on the total numbers of K-12 English monolingual and bilingual children in the state, private and public school survey return rates,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
An Assessment of Student Knowledge in Fourth, Eighth and Eleventh Grades of Science and Natural Resource Concepts Related to Acidic Deposition.
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Brody, Michael; And Others – 1988
This study assessed the level of scientific and natural resource knowledge that 4th, 8th, and 11th grade students in Maine possessed concerning acidic deposition. A representative sample of public school students (n=175) was interviewed on 12 concept principles considered critical to a full understanding of the acidic deposition problem. These…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Concept Formation, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Ecology