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Webb, Louisa A.; Scoular, Tami – Educational Action Research, 2011
This paper is a reflection on the reflections of pupils about being "reflective learners", one of the Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills of the secondary National Curriculum for England. A teacher and a lecturer worked together in a collaborative action research project generating co-constructed knowledge of practice across a…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Action Research, Foreign Countries, Reflective Teaching
Titus, Freddie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Fifty percent of college-bound students graduate from high school underprepared for mathematics at the post-secondary level. As a result, thirty-five percent of college students take developmental mathematics courses. What is even more shocking is the high failure rate (ranging from 35 to 42 percent) of students enrolled in developmental…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Educational Strategies, Test Results, Test Items
Green, Crystal D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This action research study investigated the perceptions that student participants had on the development of a career exploration model and a career exploration project. The Holland code theory was the primary assessment used for this research study, in addition to the Multiple Intelligences theory and the identification of a role model for the…
Descriptors: Careers, Multiple Intelligences, Test Results, Action Research
Drake, Dorothy Morton – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Boys and girls are capable of generating efficient problem-solving strategies. However, students need a learning environment that provides choices for making discoveries. The purpose of the study was to investigate alternative teaching strategies for instructing elementary children. This mixed methods design study, grounded the constructivist…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4, Mathematical Concepts
Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2011
The SAT is a national college admissions examination. The College Board provides an annual summary of student performance at the end of each academic year. AISD students' 2010-2011 test results from that annual summary are described in this brief.
Descriptors: School Districts, College Entrance Examinations, Test Results, Academic Achievement
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Bradbury, Alice – Journal of Education Policy, 2011
Despite decades of research and debate, the issue of unequal outcomes continues to be a concern in educational systems worldwide. In England, published data relating to pupils' attainment across ethnic groups and by class indicators has been used to demonstrate continued inequalities in schools. This article attempts to deconstruct the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Elliott, Stephen N.; Kratochwill, Thomas R.; McKevitt, Brian C.; Malecki, Christine Kerres – School Psychology Quarterly, 2009
The present study examined the effect accommodations have on test results of students with and without disabilities and documented experts' judgments about the appropriateness of testing accommodations. Test score data were collected from 218 fourth-grade students with and without disabilities on mathematics and science performance tasks and from…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Performance Based Assessment, Scores, Context Effect
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Connolly, Patrick E. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2009
There has been a significant history of research on spatial ability and visualization improvement and related curriculum content presented by members of the Engineering Design Graphics Division over the past decade. Recently, interest in this topic has again been heightened thanks to the work of several division members on research such as the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Visualization, Spatial Ability, Engineering Education
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Oakland, Thomas; Harris, Josette G. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2009
Research on children's counterproductive test behavior supports a three-factor model for behaviors: inattentiveness, avoidance, and uncooperative mood. In this study, test behaviors measured by the Guide to the Assessment of Test Session Behaviors (GATSB) are rated on a sample of 110 Hispanic Spanish-speaking children included in the Wechsler…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Testing, Intelligence Quotient, Measures (Individuals)
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Goodchild, Simon; Grevholm, Barbro – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
The results from tests set as part of a large mathematics teaching development project are explored using both quantitative and qualitative methods to seek differences in performance between boys and girls. The outcome appears to confirm the theory developed from earlier research into gender differences that there might be a tendency for girls to…
Descriptors: Test Results, Females, Mathematics Tests, Data Analysis
Klesch, Heather S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The reporting of scores on educational tests is at times misunderstood, misinterpreted, and potentially confusing to examinees and other stakeholders who may need to interpret test scores. In reporting test results to examinees, there is a need for clarity in the message communicated. As pressure rises for students to demonstrate performance at a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Test Results, Focus Groups, Educational Testing
McCann, Karen L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
New Jersey school districts establish curriculums to meet the proficiencies found in the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS). The research focuses on the effectiveness of the Washington Township High School Career and Technology Education Department's curriculum in addressing the NJCCS Financial Literacy benchmarks. The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Test Results, Technology Education, Control Groups
Buettner, Edwin G. – Online Submission, 2010
Sharing assessment data in schools typically takes the form of a short meeting to report results and give recommendations to school staff and parents. Such meetings are often dominated by a one-way flow of communication; i.e., from the clinician to the child's caregivers. Drawing on the theory and practice of Person-centered Planning and…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Caregivers, Data Analysis
GED Testing Service, 2010
The "2009 GED[R] Testing Program Statistical Report" is the 52nd annual report in the program's 68-year history of providing a second opportunity for adults without a high school credential to earn their jurisdiction's GED credential. The report provides candidate demographic and GED Test performance statistics as well as historical…
Descriptors: Credentials, Test Content, Testing Programs, Testing
Russ-Eft, Darlene; Dickison, Phil; Levine, Roger – Online Submission, 2008
This study examines the relationship between certification examination test results and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) career success. The sample was drawn from the Longitudinal Emergency Medical Technician Attributes and Demographics Study (LEADS). LEADS participants were matched with National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT)…
Descriptors: Careers, Success, Achievement, Paraprofessional Personnel
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