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Council for American Private Education, 2009
Council for American Private Education (CAPE) is a coalition of national associations serving private schools K-12. "Outlook" is published monthly by CAPE. This issue contains the following articles: (1) NAEP Math Results Raise Question: Are Reforms Working?; (2) CAPE Calls for Equity in Discretionary Grant Programs; (3) "Let Me…
Descriptors: Private Education, Private Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, National Competency Tests
Chauncey, Caroline T., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2010
Organized around the four key areas outlined in the U. S. Department of Education's Race to the Top program, this volume presents a collection of seminal articles on standards and assessment; using data to improve learning; recruiting and retaining great teachers and leaders; and turning around failing schools. Following a foreword by Robert B.…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Mentors, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
Froese-Germain, Bernie – Canadian Teachers' Federation (NJ1), 2010
Large-scale assessment regularly takes place in most jurisdictions across Canada, a fact not lost on the Fraser Institute and other right wing think tanks such as AIMS (Atlantic Institute for Market Studies) which use the test results as the primary basis for compiling school rankings at both the elementary and secondary level (see Gutstein,…
Descriptors: Test Results, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Educational Indicators
Hormes, Mridula T. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The United States Department of Education has been rigorous in holding all states accountable with regard to student achievement. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 clearly laid out federal mandates for all schools to follow. K-12 leaders of public schools are very aware of the fact that results in terms of student achievement need to improve…
Descriptors: School Activities, Test Results, Early Intervention, Federal Legislation
Hineman, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Due to the increased demands for accountability with the passage of the No Child Left Behind legislation signed in 2002 by President Bush, schools are required to use reading strategies and programs that are supported by scientific research. In Arizona state statute, ARS 15-704, the law outlines the requirements for Arizona school districts to…
Descriptors: Test Results, Phonemic Awareness, School Districts, Scores
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Manirankunda, Lazare; Loos, Jasna; Alou, Therese Assebide; Colebunders, Robert; Nostlinger, Christiana – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2009
This study explored perceptions, needs, and barriers of sub-Saharan African migrants in relation to HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT). Using an inductive qualitative methodological approach, data were obtained from focus group discussions. Results showed that participants were in principle in favor of VCT. However, they indicated that…
Descriptors: Test Results, Health Promotion, Focus Groups, Testing
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Hoben, Kirsty; Varley, Rosemary; Cox, Richard – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2007
Background: Difficulties experienced by novices in clinical reasoning have been well documented in many professions, especially medicine (Boshuizen and Schmidt 1992, 2000; Elstein, Shulman and Sprafka 1978; Patel and Groen 1986; Rikers, Loyens and Schmidt 2004). These studies have shown that novice clinicians have difficulties with both knowledge…
Descriptors: Test Results, Speech Therapy, Patients, Medical Education
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Yildirim, Osman – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2007
Purpose: This study aims at investigating emotional intelligence based on competencies for sales and IT people. Design/methodology/approach: A study was conducted on 111 employees of 12 firms from four different sectors in which firms benefited extensively from IT and sales activities. Findings: Emotional Competency Inventory (ECI, 2.0) was used…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Competence, Information Technology, Sales Occupations
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
This report presents results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) U.S. science assessment in 2011. A representative sample of 122,000 eighth-graders participated in the 2011 NAEP science assessment, which is designed to measure students' knowledge and abilities in the areas of physical science, life science, and Earth and…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Science Tests, Grade 8, Scores
Furr, Karl D. – J Clin Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Scoring, Test Results
Gomez, Frank, II – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact (positive, negative, or neutral) of Accelerated Readers (AR), a standard based intervention, on the academic achievement of English Language Learners at Carolina Herrera Elementary School. Carolina Herrera Elementary School, was analyzed using these specific lenses: (1) curriculum and…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Experimental Groups, Core Curriculum, Test Results
Vedder, Richard; Denhart, Matthew; Malesick, Michael; Templeton, Jordan – Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1), 2009
Deciding it necessary to review the earlier ruling of the Second Circuit court, on January 9, 2009 the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case "Ricci v. DeStefano." The case originates from New Haven, Connecticut where a group of firefighters argue that city officials violated their Title VII rights by dismissing the results of…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Race, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation
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Collins, Sue; Reiss, Michael; Stobart, Gordon – Education in Science, 2009
In this article, the authors describe a research project designed to explore the effects of science testing in Year 6 (age 11) in England and implications of the abolition of testing in Wales since 2004. The research was commissioned by the Welcome Trust in association with the ASE to inform representation to the House of Commons Select Committee…
Descriptors: Test Results, Investigations, Testing, Foreign Countries
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Stobart, Gordon – Educational Research, 2009
Background: Validity is a central concern in any assessment, though this has often not been made explicit in the UK assessment context. This article applies current validity theorising, largely derived from American formulations, to national curriculum assessments in England. Purpose: The aim is to consider validity arguments in relation to the…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy
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Newton, Paul E. – Educational Research, 2009
Background: National curriculum tests have been administered in England for well over a decade. Although reliability evidence has been published, critics have argued that there is not enough evidence (of the right kind) and that test results may be insufficiently reliable. Purpose: This article collates and discusses evidence on the reliability of…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Test Results, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education
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