This report is the sixth of a series of reports having to do with item studies of the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP) regularly administered to students in grades four, six, eight, ten, and twelve enrolled in the public school system in Hawaii. The item study summaries prepared for achievement tests administered at the various…

School classroom evaluation methods using student achievement results are currently a significant topic of investigation in the educational accountability arena. The objective of this study was to identify effective and ineffective elementary school classrooms based on student and teacher characteristics. In this conceptualization, teacher's…

This evaluation provides an overview of demographic characteristics and student achievement outcomes among Wake Country Public School System (WCPSS) elementary schools when these schools are categorized as schools of choice (program magnets and calendar magnets) or traditional schools (nonmagnets). Data were drawn from school-level outcomes…

This report presents elementary school test trend data for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Illinois for 2000 for the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS). In spring 2000, ITBS trend data show that mathematics test scores in the CPS elementary schools continue their long-term improvements for all age levels. Positive trends in ITBS reading scores…

This report tracks student performance on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) in the Chicago Public Schools' (CPS) elementary schools in 2001. To make valid cross-year comparisons, this update adjusts statistics reported by the CPS by establishing a common procedure over time for including bilingual education students. Test scores are tracked by…

Investigates impact of achievement test results (N=285) on 13 sixth-grade teachers' expectations using hypotheses from cognitive dissonance theory. Shows teacher expectations changed very little as a result of feedback, and test results for both under- and overestimated students were rejected. (AH)

Data from national samples from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 were used to study gender differences in mathematics achievement. Gender differences were not found when total group means were compared, but noteworthy differences favoring males were found at the high end of the score distributions. (SLD)

Implications of the relationships among mathematics and reading achievement tests scores uncovered by testing 366 elementary school students with academic difficulties are discussed. Tests are the: (1) KeyMath-Revised (J. Connolly, 1988); (2) Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised (F. Markwardt, 1989); (3) Wechsler Individual Achievement Test…

The main objective of the third National Education Goal is for all students to be competent in academic subject matter, while the fifth National Education Goal aims for U.S. students to be able to perform at world-class levels in mathematics and science. This report summarizes the progress each state has made toward Goal 3--the students'…

The main objective of the third National Education Goal is for all students to be competent in academic subject matter, while the fifth National Education Goal aims for U.S. students to be able to perform at world-class levels in mathematics and science. This report summarizes the progress each state has made toward Goal 3--the students'…

The main objective of the third National Education Goal is for all students to be competent in academic subject matter, while the fifth National Education Goal aims for U.S. students to be able to perform at world-class levels in mathematics and science. This report summarizes the progress each state has made toward Goal 3--the students'…

The main objective of the third National Education Goal is for all students to be competent in academic subject matter, while the fifth National Education Goal aims for all U.S. students to be able to perform at world-class levels in mathematics and science. This report summarizes the progress each state has made toward Goal 3--the students'…

The main objective of the third National Education Goal is for all students to be competent in academic subject matter, while the fifth National Education Goal is for U.S. students to be able to perform at world-class levels in mathematics and science. This report summarizes the progress each state has made toward Goal 3--the students' achievement…

The main objective of the third National Education Goal is for all students to be competent in academic subject matter, while the fifth National Education Goal is for U.S. students to be able to perform at world-class levels in mathematics and science. This report summarizes the progress each state has made toward Goal 3--the students' achievement…

Using test results to align curriculum was studied in two applications with Chapter 1 programs. Curriculum alignment is the process of coordinating instruction so that a particular curriculum builds on skills students have learned in previous courses while providing skills for future success. In using test results for program improvement,…