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Ingebrand, Sarah Wynonah – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The following study was developed to investigate the development of writing skills in second and third grade students. The recent emphasis on writing, specifically writing in multiple genres, made in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS, 2010) has increased the need to further understand how students write. The NAEP (2002) reports that…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Instruction, Grade 2, Grade 3
Hunter, Nicole – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2015
This report presents a snapshot of the academic performance of Australian children in the care of child protection services in 2013. Findings are based on the linkage of data from the Child Protection National Minimum Data Set and the National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy. This report shows that the proportion of children in care…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Academic Standards
Leder, Gilah; Forgasz, Helen – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014
In this paper we report trends over time of performance of non-Indigenous and Indigenous students on the Numeracy component of the NAPLAN tests. Possible links between student performance on the NAPLAN Numeracy test and the four components--Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Grammar--of the NAPLAN Literacy test were also explored. While the…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Numeracy, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests
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Zhao, Ke; Chan, Carol K. K. – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2014
The purpose of this study was to design and examine a computer-supported knowledge-building environment and to investigate both collective knowledge-building dynamics and individual learning in the context of a tertiary education course in mainland China. The participants were 102 students in four intact Year-one tertiary business classes. Two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Level, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Parker, Caroline E.; Louie, Josephine; O'Dwyer, Laura – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2009
Using assessment results for 5th and 8th grade English language learner students in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, the report finds that the English language domains of reading and writing (as measured by a proficiency assessment) are significant predictors of performance on reading, writing, and mathematics assessments and that the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Grade 5
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Parker, Caroline E.; Louie, Josephine; O'Dwyer, Laura – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2009
Using assessment results for 5th and 8th grade English language learner students in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, the report finds that the English language domains of reading and writing (as measured by a proficiency assessment) are significant predictors of performance on reading, writing, and mathematics assessments and that the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Grade 5
Colorado Department of Education, 2007
This publication illustrates a sampling of Colorado schools that despite a variety of challenges are accomplishing achievement results that are noteworthy. These schools and others were identified through a statewide study of Colorado reading and writing conducted by the Colorado Department of Education Office of Learning and Results. The report,…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Writing Achievement, Profiles