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Kuhfeld, Megan; Lewis, Karyn – NWEA, 2022
The purpose of this technical appendix is to share more detailed results and to describe more fully the sample and methods used in the research included in the brief, "Student achievement in 2021-22: Cause for hope and continued urgency." The authors investigated two main research questions in this brief: (1) How do achievement gains…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains
Tan, Lin; Bradburn, Isabel S.; Knight, David B.; Kinoshita, Timothy; Grohs, Jacob – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Background: Numerous efforts worldwide have been made to increase diversity in engineering and computer science (ECS), fields that pay well and promote upward mobility. However, in the United States (U.S.), females and students from underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups (URM) still pursue ECS training far less than do their peers. The…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Engineering Education, Computer Science Education, Undergraduate Students
Steedle, Jeffrey T. – ACT, Inc., 2018
Debilitating test anxiety is a general threat to validity if it biases assessment scores. Moreover, if bias differs between demographic groups, anxiety also raises concerns about test fairness. This study applied structural equation modeling to investigate possible measurement bias due to anxiety on the ACT® assessment and relationships among…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, College Entrance Examinations, Test Bias, Scores
Blazer, Christie; Gonzalez Hernandez, Vanessa – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2018
This Research Brief summarizes the performance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) students participating in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The IB program was offered at six M-DCPS high schools in 2017-2018. Over 3,000 examinations were taken by M-DCPS students in 27 subject areas in 2017-2018. The number of IB examinations…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Public Schools, High School Students, Racial Differences
Morreale, Sherwyn P.; Shockley-Zalabak, Pamela S.; Gaddis, Barbara; Thorpe, Janice; Staley, Constance M.; Allgood, Erica – Basic Communication Course Annual, 2021
Conducting long-term assessment of the impact of students' participation in introductory communication courses is an important endeavor for enhancing pedagogy and understanding the contribution of communication instruction to the student experience. This 14-year study reports data from a campus-wide assessment program extending from 2004 to 2018.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Pretests Posttests, Scores, Introductory Courses
Carnevale, Anthony; Quinn, Michael C. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2021
Affirmative action critics argue that race-conscious admissions policies are keeping Asian American enrollment numbers unfairly low because Asian American students are held to higher admissions standards than applicants of any other race or ethnicity. "Selective Bias: Asian Americans, Test Scores, and Holistic Admissions" evaluates the…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Asian American Students, College Admission, Pacific Americans
Kimberly Nicole Granderson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The study's purpose was to determine the effectiveness of charter school programs in increasing academic achievement in students with disabilities who received special education services within one charter management organization. The study reviewed student achievement on a state standardized assessment in ELA and Mathematics. Relationships…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains
Katherine B. Green; James R. Schwab – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2022
The current study investigated candidate predictors of performance on the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) special education teacher portfolio at a rural university in the southeastern region of the United States. As educator preparation programs across the United States continue to grapple with common standards for licensure,…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Preservice Teachers, Performance Based Assessment, Special Education Teachers
Tirado, Andrea – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2020
This research brief summarizes the performance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) students participating in the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Program. Cambridge courses and assessments were offered at 15 MDCPS high schools in 2019-2020. Over 13,100 assessments were completed by M-DCPS students in 31…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High School Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Achievement Tests
Chauncey Malachi – ProQuest LLC, 2020
In the American Education system, high school plays an important role. High school education in the country is impacted by several factors such as peer pressure, parental influence and personal characteristics. There are discrepancies in achievements between Black and White students across the United States. Therefore, this paper will aim at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Males, High School Students
Alabama State Department of Education, 2024
The statistics and data in this 2024 Quick Facts document are drawn from various published sources and the Alabama State Department of Education. Provided is a snapshot of facts that includes: (1) Alabama students; (2) Alabama educators; (3) average daily attendance; (4) financial data; (5) National School Lunch Program (NSLP) lunches served; (6)…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
Broton, Katharine M.; Katsumoto, Shinji; Monaghan, David B. – Journal of College Student Development, 2021
Recent evidence indicates that approximately half of community college students are food insecure, indicating reductions in the quality or quantity of their diets due to resource constraints (Goldrick-Rab et al., 2019). In K-12 and higher education settings, food insecurity and hunger are associated with lower levels of academic achievement and…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Well Being, Community Colleges
McCleish, Kevin – Critical Questions in Education, 2021
Academic achievement in American high schools is increasingly defined in terms of quantifiable values. Despite being designed to produce favorable data, explicit standardized-test preparation has an insignificant impact on scores and is counterproductive to the cultivation of attributes necessary for success in higher education and effective civic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Scores, Standardized Tests
Stemper, Samuel – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation includes three essays in the field of economics of education. The first essay estimates the effect of top school management on student achievement in America. I use newly-collected data on the tenures of school district superintendents--the highest-ranking executive in U.S. school districts--to estimate the impact of individual…
Descriptors: Economics, Superintendents, Scores, Administrator Effectiveness
Bryn Harris; Miriam E. Thompson; Lindsay Fallon; Amanda L. Sullivan – National Association of School Psychologists, 2023
This commentary provides an external perspective on NASP's first public report on racial and ethnic differences in Praxis outcomes. These data demonstrate racial disparities in pass rates but do not provide information regarding the causes of these disparities. This report underscores the need for expanded public reporting of Praxis data in order…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Scores, Equal Education