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Bellotti, F.; Berta, R.; De Gloria, A.; Ozolina, A. – Computers & Education, 2011
TV is a medium with high penetration rates and has been suited to deliver informal education in several aspects since years. Thus, interactive TV may play a significant role in the current Life-Long Learning challenges, provided that meaningful applications are implemented. In this research work, we have explored the added value of interactivity…
Descriptors: Test Results, Informal Education, Earth Science, Television
Sterling, Donna R.; Hargrove, Dori L. – Science and Children, 2014
With crosscutting concepts such as stability and change in the "Next Generation Science Standards," this article was written for those who have wondered how to teach these concepts in a way that is relevant to students. In this investigation, students ask the question, "Why is the pond dirty?" As students investigate the health…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Scientific Concepts, Concept Teaching, Teaching Methods
Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2014
The 2014 ACT results for AISD students continued to improve this year. The district's average ACT composite score and all subject area scores exceeded the state and national averages. Highlights of the ACT results are presented in this report.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Test Results, Scores, School Districts
Froman, Terry – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2012
There are a number of detailed requirements for gifted screening, referral and eligibility specified under State Board Rules and School Board Rules. In all of these areas, explicit mention is made of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores as being integral components. The FCAT scores used for these purposes prior to 2008 were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intelligence Tests, State Standards, Eligibility
Specific Learning Disability Identification: What Constitutes a Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses?
Schultz, Edward Karl; Simpson, Cynthia G.; Lynch, Sharon – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and subsequent regulations published in 2006 have significantly changed the identification process for students suspected of having specific learning disabilities. Rather than using a discrepancy model contrasting intellectual and achievement test results, assessment…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Learning Disabilities, Achievement Tests, Response to Intervention
Crisp, Victoria; Shaw, Stuart – Educational Studies, 2012
Validity is a central principle of assessment relating to the appropriateness of the uses and interpretations of test results. Usually, one of the inferences that we wish to make is that the score reflects the extent of a student's learning in a given domain. Thus, it is important to establish that the assessment tasks elicit performances that…
Descriptors: Test Results, Evaluation Methods, Construct Validity, Validity
Coulter, Rebecca Priegert – Education Canada, 2012
Aggregated test results that identify the literacy problems of boys as the most salient gender issue in schools distort the reality that girls experience significant gender-based challenges as well, though their problems may not present as clearly on standardized tests. This emphasis on boys' difficulties has moved educational resources in that…
Descriptors: Females, Outcomes of Education, Standardized Tests, Males
Derrick Fries; Karen J. Carney; Laura Blackman-Urteaga; Sue Ann Savas – School Social Work Journal, 2012
This article chronicles the search for and development of an outcome measurement tool for teen parents receiving community-based wraparound services. The criteria for selecting functional assessment tools available in the literature is presented along with the barriers experienced in using two of these well-cited tools. The rationale for in-house…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Adult Development, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Interrater Reliability
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2018
The Aboriginal "How are we Doing?" report provides information about Aboriginal students (including adults) performance in Public school. Readers should notice that there are changes to historical and trend data. Once a student has self-identified as being of Aboriginal ancestry, the student is included in all report outcomes for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Canada Natives, American Indian Students, Academic Achievement
Houston Independent School District, 2018
Houston Independent School District (HISD) District and School Profiles provides parents, staff, community members, and other interested parties summary information regarding student performance and outcomes, demographics, and school programs for each HISD school covering the last five years. These profiles are divided by instructional level:…
Descriptors: School Districts, Profiles, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary Schools
Grodner, Andrew; Rupp, Nicholas G. – Journal of Economic Education, 2013
In this article, the authors describe a field experiment in the classroom where principles of micro-economics students are randomly assigned into homework-required and not-required groups. The authors find that homework plays an important role in student learning, especially so for students who initially perform poorly in the course. Students in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Homework, Assignments
Houston Independent School District, 2013
Apex Learning is the largest provider of secondary digital curriculum in Houston Independent School District (HISD). Introduced in January 2010 through Graduation Laboratories (Grad Labs) located at each high school, the program has grown from providing seniors with opportunities to recover credits required for graduation to providing secondary…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Access to Education, Secondary School Students
Jankowski, Natasha A.; Provezis, Staci J. – National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, 2011
This publication presents a series of studies that the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) staff, led by Staci Provezis and Natasha Jankowski, conducted over the past couple of years. It may be the most comprehensive examination yet of institutional transparency in terms of student learning outcomes and the assessment…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Student Evaluation, College Students, Access to Information
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2011
This Research Brief summarizes the performance of M-DCPS students participating in the International Baccalaureate (IB) and Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) programs. Outcome data are provided for the eight M-DCPS schools offering the two programs and corresponding examinations. Participation in international…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Graduation Rate
Marchbank, Alison Margaret – Deafness and Education International, 2011
This article is drawn from a larger doctoral study that explored hearing mothers' experiences of discovering that their babies had a permanent hearing loss in Australia in 2008. The particular focus for this paper is the period in time after a concern is flagged, either by a newborn hearing screener or the mother herself, until a hearing loss is…
Descriptors: Test Results, Delayed Speech, Mothers, Hearing Impairments