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Chase, Paul A.; Schechter, Rachel L. – Online Submission, 2023
EPS contracted with LXD Research, a third-party research company, to examine the relationship between progress in S.P.I.R.E. and student reading outcomes at Martin County School District in Florida. LXD Research analyzed 192 students from grades 3-5 in 13 elementary schools who use S.P.I.R.E./i.S.P.I.R.E. reading intervention that uses an…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades
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Rezai-Rashti, Goli M.; Segeren, Allison – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2023
This paper investigates how test-based, standardized accountability is impacting on urban school leaders' everyday work in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada. This critical policy analysis draws on theories of new public management and governmentality to document the experiences of school leaders as they enact and navigate test-based…
Descriptors: Accountability, Urban Schools, Leadership, Standardized Tests
Jill McVey; Nola Daley; Cristina Anguiano-Carrasco – ACT, Inc., 2023
Numerous studies have demonstrated that social and emotional skills (SE skills) can predict academic achievement, including grades and test scores, and prior research at ACT has shown that stronger SE skills are associated with higher ACT scores. However, despite the abundant evidence that SE skills are beneficial for students in general, less is…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Interpersonal Competence, Academic Achievement, Students with Disabilities
Brian McManus; Jessica Howell; Michael Hurwitz – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
The impact of test-optional college admissions policies depends on whether applicants act strategically in disclosing test scores. We analyze individual applicants' standardized test scores and disclosure behavior to 50 major US colleges for entry in fall 2021, when COVID-19 prompted widespread adoption of test-optional policies. Applicants…
Descriptors: Disclosure, Test Results, Scores, College Admission
Andrea Batey-Talley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The Vortex School District (VSD) utilized CASE benchmark assessments as their accountability tool to measure students' progress on Tennessee's standardized testing. The researchers sought to determine the predictive relationship between math scores on CASE benchmark assessments and math scores on state-mandated standardized tests within the VSD.…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Prediction, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Tests
Kimberly Wheeler – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The Vortex School District (VSD) utilized CASE benchmark assessments as their accountability tool to measure students' progress on Tennessee's standardized testing. The researchers sought to determine the predictive relationship between math scores on CASE benchmark assessments and math scores on state-mandated standardized tests within the VSD.…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Prediction, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Tests
Benjamin Simmons – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The Vortex School District (VSD) utilized CASE benchmark assessments as their accountability tool to measure students' progress on Tennessee's standardized testing. The researchers sought to determine the predictive relationship between math scores on CASE benchmark assessments and math scores on state-mandated standardized tests within the VSD.…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Prediction, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Tests
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Ben Smith; Stephen P. Morris; Harry Armitage – Research Papers in Education, 2023
It is not uncommon for randomised trials in education to have the performance of sample members in national examinations as their primary outcome. In many cases, examination results are available as summary measures only. Taking the example of GCSE examination results in England, this paper shows that using summary measures of an underlying score…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, Grades (Scholastic), Standardized Tests
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John Damiao – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the delivery of education as many occupational therapy (OT) programs temporarily transitioned to remote learning. The purpose of this article is to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) pass rates. A mixed methods research design was used…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education
Isunget, Martin A.; Conley, Dalton; Zachrisson, Henrik D.; Ystrøm, Eivind; Havdahl, Alexandra; Njølstad, Pål R.; Lyngstad, Torkild – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2021
Research into the intergenerational transmission of educational advantage has long been criticized for not paying sufficient attention to genetics. This study is based on the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and administrative register data on 25000 genotyped Norwegian children and their parents. We assess and disentangle the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Social Influences, Genetics
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Stefano Scippo – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2024
Montessori is a highly individualized pedagogy that prioritizes following each child's individual interests over standardized test scores. This quasi-experimental study compares groups of Montessori students (treatment groups, N = 535-710) with control groups of non-Montessori students, matched through the simple matching method, which controls…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Grade 2
Cheryl L. Engel – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The evolution of U.S. secondary school mathematics requirements throughout the 20th century included a significant shift towards more rigorous standards by the end of the century. Initially, many states required minimal or no mathematics for high school graduation. However, reforms led most states to adopt a 3-year mathematics requirement, with…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction, STEM Education, Acceleration (Education)
Allison N. Kopco – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation examines the school-level impacts on student achievement in the state of Pennsylvania from the economic inputs provided to students and schools. I conduct a comprehensive review of prior literature on Pennsylvania education funding, the issue of equity versus adequacy, academic spending per pupil, and teacher compensation, as…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Teacher Salaries, Academic Achievement, Influences
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Sarah J. Reber; Dennis Rünger; Mitchell D. Wong – Education Finance and Policy, 2024
This paper estimates the causal effects of enrollment in one of five oversubscribed high-quality Los Angeles charter schools using a lottery design. Enrolling in a charter school increased eleventh-grade standardized test scores and enrollment and persistence in four-year colleges substantially, but had no effect on high school GPA. Charter…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, High School Students, Academic Achievement, College Enrollment
Sara Faye Vogel Curry – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study investigated the impact of AICE (Advanced International Certificate of Education) English General Paper courses on the academic progress of 10th-grade students with disabilities, specifically their performance in Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) scores. The primary objective was to examine the correlation between ninth-grade FSA…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Advanced Placement Programs, Certification, English Instruction
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