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Download full textNebraska Department of Education, 2022
In Winter 2021-2022, the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) assessments are administered in ELA and mathematics in Grades 3-8. In Spring 2021-2022, the NSCAS assessments are administered in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in Grades 3-8 and in science in Grades 5 and 8. The purposes of the NSCAS assessments are to…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Student Centered Learning, Mathematics Tests
Nebraska Department of Education, 2023
In Fall and Winter 2022-2023, the NSCAS assessments were administered in ELA and mathematics for grades 3-8. In Spring 2022-2023, the NSCAS assessments were administered in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics for grades 3-8 and in science for grades 5 and 8. The purposes of the NSCAS assessments are to measure and report Nebraska students'…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Student Centered Learning, Mathematics Tests
Froman, Terry – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2010
The release of School Grades by the State of Florida in the late summer of 2010 created quite a stir. Over 500 elementary schools all over the state dropped at least one grade level. Among those schools that experienced drops, the Reading Gains and Mathematics Gains components seemed especially low. Some of the historically best performing schools…
Descriptors: Test Results, Scores, Achievement Tests, Achievement Gains
Peer reviewedLarkins, Guy A. – Social Education, 1974
Suggestions for adapting NAEP procedures for local use are based on the assumptions that instructional decisions can be improved through systematic gathering of data and that every student is not tested. (Author/KM) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Procedures (Utilization).
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Sampling
Peer reviewedBurton, Nancy – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1996
The effects of recent changes on the Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) on mathematics performance are being studied using data from 1993 and later. Early results show a relative gain for women in the verbal area but not in mathematics. Expected trends, including an effect from increased calculator use, are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, Mathematics Achievement, Performance Factors
Wise, Steven L. – 1996
In recent years, a controversy has arisen about the advisability of allowing examinees to review their test items and possibly change answers. Arguments for and against allowing item review are discussed, and issues that a test designer should consider when designing a Computerized Adaptive Test (CAT) are identified. Most CATs do not allow…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Error Correction
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1994
This report presents information about the performance of the 1994 graduating seniors nationwide who took the ACT Assessment as juniors or seniors. Average scores are on the scale for the Enhanced ACT Assessment, which was introduced in 1989. It must be recalled that ACT-tested seniors may not be representative of the total population of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Admission (School), College Bound Students
Dean, Paul; And Others – 1992
This paper is the second report on the purpose, methodology, and results of a large-scale statistical analysis of standardized test scores from Chicago public elementary schools for 1988 and 1989. Major purposes were to develop methods for measuring student improvement (change) at the individual and school levels, to find ways of identifying…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedGabriel, Roy M. – AEDS Journal, 1985
Describes development of a comprehensive computer literacy assessment battery for K-12 curriculum based on objectives of a curriculum implemented in the Worldwide Department of Defense Dependents Schools system. Test development and field test data are discussed and a correlational analysis which assists in interpretation of test results is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Age Differences, Behavioral Objectives
Gronna, Sarah S.; And Others – 1997
Hawaii uses the eighth edition of the Stanford Achievement Test (Stanford 8) to assess academic performance of the student population in grades 3, 6, 8, and 10. Hawaii was not included in the norming for the Stanford 8, neither for the national nor the Pacific norms. In this study, Hawaii norms were developed based on the Stanford 8 reading and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Northern Territory Dept. of Education, Darwin (Australia). – 1993
This report describes the aggregated reading and mathematics performances of students in years 5 and 7 in urban Northern Territory (Australia) schools on the Primary Assessment Program (PAP) tests. The aggregated results are encouraging, with apparent gains in some reading tests over the preceding year, and no evidence of decline in the others.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Abedi, Jamal – 1999
The impact of testing accommodation on the performance of students with limited English proficiency (LEP) was studied, focusing on the possibility of differential impact of accommodation strategies on subgroups formed based on students' background characteristics and the validity of assessments using accommodated versus nonaccommodated…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Definitions, English (Second Language), Glossaries
Direct linkRavela, Pedro – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2005
The purpose of this article is to present a case of national achievement assessment at the primary level within a formative approach. Many countries experience an increasing obligation to attach high stakes to national assessments, which results in greater pressure on teachers and schools. The author's view is that this kind of approach is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Schools, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
