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Building Better Bridges to Life after High School: Experimental Evidence on Contemporary Career Academies. Working Paper 176
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Hemelt, Steven W.; Lenard, Matthew A.; Paeplow, Colleen G. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2017
Modern career academies aim to prepare students for college and the labor market. This paper examines the profile of students entering such academies in one school district and estimates causal effects of participation in one of the district's well-regarded academies on a range of high school and college outcomes. Using rich administrative data…
Descriptors: Career Academies, High Schools, High School Students, Profiles
Estimation and Psychometric Analysis of Component Profile Scores via Multivariate Generalizability Theory
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Grochowalski, Joseph H. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Component Universe Score Profile analysis (CUSP) is introduced in this paper as a psychometric alternative to multivariate profile analysis. The theoretical foundations of CUSP analysis are reviewed, which include multivariate generalizability theory and constrained principal components analysis. Because CUSP is a combination of generalizability…
Descriptors: Computation, Psychometrics, Profiles, Scores
Using the Theory of Successful Intelligence as a Framework for Developing Assessments in AP Physics
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Stemler, Steven E.; Sternberg, Robert J.; Grigorenko, Elena L.; Jarvin, Linda; Sharpes, Kirsten – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2009
A new test of Advanced Placement Physics, explicitly designed to balance both content and cognitive-processing skills, was developed using Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence. The test was administered to 281 AP Physics students from 10 schools during the 2006-2007 school year. Six empirically distinguishable profiles of strengths and…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Intelligence, Advanced Placement, Ethnic Groups
Overcoming Challenges: Superintendent's 21st Annual Report, 2010
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State of Hawaii Department of Education, 2010
This paper presents the Superintendent's 21st Annual Report, a comprehensive overview of Hawaii's public schools for school year 2009-10. This report contains essential progress indicators and measures, as well as highlights and comparisons of core educational data presented in a concise and user-friendly format. Appended are: (1) Glossary; (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Superintendents, Annual Reports, Educational Indicators
Continuous Improvement: Building for the Future. Superintendent's 20th Annual Report, 2009
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State of Hawaii Department of Education, 2009
This paper presents the Superintendent's 20th Annual Report, a comprehensive overview of Hawaii's public schools for school year 2008-09. This report contains essential progress indicators and measures, as well as highlights and comparisons of core educational data presented in a concise and user-friendly format. Appended are: (1) Glossary; (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Superintendents, Annual Reports, Educational Indicators
Monitoring and Improving a Portfolio Assessment System.
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Myford, Carol M.; Mislevy, Robert J. – 1995
Establishing and refining a framework for performance assessment is especially difficult in large-scale settings that can involve hundreds of judges and thousands of students. This presentation advocates the interactive use of two complementary analytic perspectives and illustrates the approach in the context of the College Entrance Examination…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Art Products, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement