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Response to Michelson and to Willson and Kellow.
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Bolon, Craig – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2002
Addresses the criticisms and points made by S. Michelson and V. Willson and N. Kellow, demonstrating weaknesses in their analyses and defending the original study of the relationship between per capita income and the scores of 10th graders on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment in mathematics. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Income, Low Income Groups, Mathematics Tests
Confusing the Messenger with the Message: A Response to Bolon.
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Willson, Victor L.; Kellow, Thomas – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2002
Agrees with the conclusions of C. Bolon about the relationship between per capita income and school mean grade mathematics grade 10 scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment but takes issue with the methodology, considering it inadequate to support the conclusions. (SLD)
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Income, Mathematics Tests
High School Staff Characteristics and Mathematics Test Results.
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Fetler, Mark – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
Investigated the relationship between measures of mathematics teacher skill and student achievement in 795 California high schools. Results support the hypothesis that there is a shortage of qualified mathematics teachers in California, and that this shortage is associated with low student scores. (SLD)
Descriptors: High Schools, Low Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction
Exploring the Achievement Gap between White and Minority Students in Texas: A Comparison of the 1996 and 2000 NAEP and TAAS Eighth Grade Mathematics Test Results.
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Linton, Thomas H.; Kester, Donald – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2003
Compared scores for Texas eighth graders on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to study the achievement gap in mathematics in 1996 and 2000. Results show the likelihood of a ceiling effect impacting students' TAAS scores that created the illusion the achievement gap had narrowed.…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Tests
Reactions to Bolon's "Significance of Test-based Ratings for Metropolitan Boston Schools."
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Michelson, Stephan – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2002
Raises concerns about the procedures used and conclusions drawn in C. Bolon's article on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System 10th grade mathematics tests. Bolon's conclusions do not follow from his data, as described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation Utilization, High School Students, High Schools