If there is one thing that describes the trajectory of American education, it is this: more high-stakes testing. In the United States, the debates surrounding this trajectory can be so fierce that it feels like we are in uncharted waters. As Christopher Bjork reminds us in this study, however, we are not the first to make testing so central to…

Students designated as English language learners (ELL) tend to go to public schools that have low standardized test scores. However, these low levels of assessed proficiency are not solely attributable to poor achievement by ELL students. These same schools report poor achievement by other major student groups as well, and have a set of…

Based on in-depth data from nine demographically similar schools, the study asks five questions in regard to key aspects of the improvement process and that speak to the consequential validity of accountability indicators: Do schools that differ widely according to system performance criteria also differ on the quality of the educational…

Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the Grade 8 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) 2003 reading assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. The 53 reports in this series present bulleted text describing overall student results, bar charts showing NAEP…

Middle school and high school algebra students (n=2,369) taught in a manner consistent with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards took three standardized algebra assessments. Middle school students seemed to benefit from the approach, and high school students were neither hindered nor helped. (SLD)

Reports research examining the relative effects of parental marital status and socioeconomic status (SES) on the educational achievement of African-American middle-grade students. Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 show that at lower SES, African-American students from divorced households scored significantly higher on a…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for American Samoa's public-school students at grade 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). American Samoa participated in…

The education system of the United States is rated on the performance of students on large-scale standardized tests. In addition, a major portion of a student's grade for a course is based on the level of performance on classroom tests. Since this is the case, the education system must take testing and the results of testing very seriously. The…

Metropolitan Achievement Tests (MAT) and Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Tests were administered to elementary school students of the Oklahoma City Public Schools. Results of the testing are presented in tables and consist of: elementary school test results as compared to the national means in reading, language, and mathematics; a comparison of scores…

This report presents highlights of the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2003 reading assessment. It describes assessment content and presents assessment results as average scale scores and as percentages of students scoring at or above achievement levels, at grades 4 and 8, for the nation and participating states and jurisdictions. It…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Alabama's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Alabama participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Arizona's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Arizona participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Arkansas' public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Arkansas participated in all of…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for California's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). California participated in all…

This report provides selected results from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Connecticut's public-school students at grades 4 and 8. Since 1992, reading has been assessed in four different years at the state level (at grade 4 in 1992 and 1994, and at both grades 4 and 8 in 1998 and 2002). Connecticut participated in…