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Hit by a Perfect Storm? Art & Design in the National Student Survey
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Yorke, Mantz; Orr, Susan; Blair, Bernadette – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
There has long been the suspicion amongst staff in Art & Design that the ratings given to their subject disciplines in the UK's National Student Survey are adversely affected by a combination of circumstances--a "perfect storm". The "perfect storm" proposition is tested by comparing ratings for Art & Design with those…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, National Surveys, Art Education, Design
The Politics and Statistics of Value-Added Modeling for Accountability of Teacher Preparation Programs
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Lincove, Jane Arnold; Osborne, Cynthia; Dillon, Amanda; Mills, Nicholas – Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Despite questions about validity and reliability, the use of value-added estimation methods has moved beyond academic research into state accountability systems for teachers, schools, and teacher preparation programs (TPPs). Prior studies of value-added measurement for TPPs test the validity of researcher-designed models and find that measuring…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Accountability, Politics of Education, School Statistics
A Comparison of Regression and Standard Score Discrepancy Methods for Learning Disabilities Identification: Effects on Racial Representation.
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Braden, Jeffery P. – Journal of School Psychology, 1987
Showed that the standard score difference method for determining intelligence quotient achievement discrepencies produced disproportionate racial representation, whereas the regression method produced proportionate racial representation in Learning Disabilities (LD) classes. Demonstrated advantages in measurement of discrepancies, LD program…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Children, Comparative Analysis, Disability Identification
The Western Australian Surveys of Primary School Achievement, 1955-1970.
Western Australian Education Dept., Perth. Research Branch. – 1976
This report reviews the results of the Australian Surveys of Primary School Achievement given every five years from 1955 to 1970. It compares results of the tests and explains why the survey was discontinued in 1975. Subjects were approximately 1,000 fifth-grade and 1,000 seventh-grade students selected as a representative sample of Australian…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research