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Direct linkLeland Wagner – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect extrinsic motivation had on student academic achievement in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math. The study was a quantitative, ex-post facto quasi-experimental design that compared student achievement on a benchmark assessment from one year to another. In this study, the instrument used…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Incentives
Download full textLisa B. Hurwitz – Online Submission, 2023
As part of integrated instruction, educators aim to efficiently and simultaneously address learning goals across multiple subject areas like English language arts (ELA) and science or social studies. While studies are beginning to show that this instructional approach can be effective, it is challenging to implement in practice, requiring that…
Descriptors: Language Arts, English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedBancroft, Kim – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2010
As mandated by No Child Left Behind, schools must find ways to improve test scores. How do benchmark tests fare as a means of informing teachers in order to raise achievement for low-income students? This study of English language arts instruction at a low-income high school investigates the administration's use of standardized benchmark…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Benchmarking, Program Implementation, Language Arts
Kendall, John S.; Norford, Jennifer S.; Snyder, Christina E. – 2001
A study provides an organized list of core English language arts standards and benchmarks that are recognized by most or all of the states in the Central Region (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming) and that are found in standards documents that have been rated as exemplary by national organizations. In…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 2001
The "Nevada English Language Arts Standards" are intended to give Nevada children the tools and experiences that will help them not only to succeed in school but also to become lifelong and adept readers, writers, listeners, and speakers. The scope of English language arts study extends far beyond the English language arts classroom.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 2000
This teacher's guide is intended to inform the education community of the design of the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for the 21st Century (LEAP 21) criterion-referenced tests (CRTs). The guide includes the following: an overview of the design of the state tests in English Language Arts (ELA) for grades 4, 8, and 10; sample test items;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
