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Burton, Brett A. – Leadership and Research in Education, 2020
This study investigated Resiliency for Academic Success factors and their possible impact on student achievement among urban high school students, focusing on multiracial students (Trueba, 2002). Educational researchers have investigated reasons for underperformance in academics among students of color. The finding indicates that some students,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Schools, Resilience (Psychology), Barriers
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Schutz, Dick – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
The commentary (1) uses the U. S. National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) as a prototype for examining standardized reading achievement tests at the item level, and (2) sketches an alternative based on an initiative underway in the United Kingdom.
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Educational Change, Achievement Tests, Reading Achievement
Mullis, Ina V. S.; Bohrnstedt, George W.; Preuschoff, Anna Corinna; de los Reyes, Illiana; Stancavage, Fran; Martin, Michael O. – American Institutes for Research, 2012
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has expended considerable effort to ensure high quality in data collection by developing standardized materials and survey operation procedures and using well-trained professional administrators. However, schools are allowed to minimize the disruption associated with pulling students out of…
Descriptors: Testing, National Competency Tests, Program Effectiveness, Scores