Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Test Score Decline | 6 |
| Achievement Tests | 2 |
| High School Students | 2 |
| Scores | 2 |
| Test Results | 2 |
| Testing Problems | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Achievement Gains | 1 |
| Adolescents | 1 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Barriers | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Boyer, Michelle | 1 |
| Keng, Leslie | 1 |
| Kephas, Kalwin | 1 |
| Manoj Karikode Thomas | 1 |
| Martin, Larry G. | 1 |
| Neupane, Pramila | 1 |
| Olsen, Scott A. | 1 |
| Sapkota, Jeet Bahadur | 1 |
| Sigrah, Hanson K. | 1 |
| Wilson, Kim | 1 |
Publication Type
| Tests/Questionnaires | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Nepal | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| ACT Assessment | 1 |
| General Educational… | 1 |
| State of Texas Assessments of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkManoj Karikode Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Students with different abilities perform lower on state standardized tests, such as the STAAR test (Texas Education Agency, n.d.). The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to study the underlying causes that contributed to the low performance of students with different abilities on STAAR standardized tests and strategies the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Middle School Teachers, Standardized Tests, Test Score Decline
Download full textKeng, Leslie; Boyer, Michelle – National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2020
ACT requested assistance from the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (Center for Assessment) to investigate declines of scores for states administering the ACT to its 11th grade students in 2018. This request emerged from conversations among state leaders, the Center for Assessment, and ACT in trying to understand the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Test Score Decline, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedSapkota, Jeet Bahadur; Neupane, Pramila – Education Sciences, 2021
How do natural disasters affect academic performance? Despite numerous studies having been conducted after the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the academic impacts of this tragic event have rarely been explored. Applying the OLS estimation on the microdata collected through a questionnaire survey among 189 secondary school students of two secondary schools…
Descriptors: Seismology, Natural Disasters, High School Students, Academic Achievement
Martin, Larry G. – 1992
In 1987, General Educational Development (GED) test passing score requirements were raised in Wisconsin. To study the effect, data were gathered from samples of 480 examinees each for 1986 and 1989 through site visits and follow-up surveys mailed to 900 of the 960 in the samples. Responses were received from 206 persons (37 percent). Chi-square…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Level, High School Equivalency Programs, State Standards
Olsen, Scott A.; Wilson, Kim – 1991
The College Outcome Measures Program (COMP) objective test is used by colleges and universities to monitor the success of their undergraduate programs and as part of general assessment efforts. At Northeast Missouri State University (Kirksville), 102 students were identified as having suspect COMP scores based on the three criteria of: (1) COMP…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, College Sophomores, Educational Assessment
Sigrah, Hanson K.; Kephas, Kalwin – 1990
A study investigated a decline in student achievement and related issues that was associated with a drop of 1.60 points on the mean achievement scores of 9th graders attending high school in Kosrae, Micronesia on the Secondary Level English Proficiency test. Research questions included the following: (1) What knowledge and skills are emphasized at…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Curriculum, English
