Identifying effective means of ameliorating achievement gaps and addressing literacy deficits is essential. Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is one avenue for providing this effective instruction to the students that can most benefit from it. In the current study, kindergarten students in a public school district in Illinois received…

These maps are representing State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) passing rates for each AISD campus, for grades 3 through 12 in school year 2012-2013.

The following report presents Austin Independent School District (AISD) English language learner students' (ELLs) 2013-2014 3rd and 4th grade state academic test results in reading and math, providing a comparison to AISD and State of Texas performance. In addition, ELLs' performance on an early elementary reading measure in 2013 and 2014 is…

This report describes SAT test results for Austin Independent School District (AISD) students in the 2014-2015 school year.

This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's English language learner students' 2015 state academic test (STAAR) reading, writing, and science results (grades 3-5) and state English language proficiency test (TELPAS) results (kindergarten through grade 5).

This report summarizes the Austin Independent School District bilingual and English as a second language programs students' academic performance during 2017-2018. Students' advanced placement course performance, state academic tests (STAAR and EOC) performance, and graduation and dropout rates are summarized. [For the Executive Summary, see…

The SAT is an assessment of reading, math, and writing administered by the College Board. SAT results for Austin ISD students in the 2012-2013 school year remained stable compared with results from past years. See full report for details.

This annual report summarizes Austin ISD's English language learner students and the bilingual and ESL programs in which they participated during the 2015-2016 school year. The report includes summaries of data on student demographics, language acquisition, and academic performance.

The present study investigated the effectiveness of integrating RCampus in EFL freshman classrooms on EFL students' reading and writing skills development. Forty-three freshman students majoring in translation participated in the study. Before instruction, the students were pretested. Then they received traditional in-class instruction that…

Twenty-nine percent of students enrolled in Austin Independent School District were English language learners in 2009-2010. The majority of them (62%) continued to make progress in English proficiency, and their state academic test (TAKS) performance continued to improve over the years.

This PowerPoint report summarizes AISD student demographic and academic performance results at elementary schools as of the end of the 2007-2008 school year.

Year-to-year rater variation may result in constructed response (CR) parameter changes, making CR items inappropriate to use in anchor sets for linking or equating. This study demonstrates how rater severity affected the writing and reading scores. Rater adjustments were made to statewide results using an item response theory (IRT) methodology…

This PowerPoint report summarizes AISD student demographic and performance results at middle schools as of the end of the 2007-2008 school year.

This PowerPoint report summarizes AISD student demographic and performance results at high schools as of the end of the 2007-2008 school year.

This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's (AISD's) 2005-2006 bilingual and English as a second language programs.