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Download full textCroft, Michelle; Guffy, Gretchen; Vitale, Dan – ACT, Inc., 2014
The need to adequately prepare all students for the next stage in their lives has led a number of states to adopt new educational standards that reflect the expectation that all high school students will be ready for college and career when they graduate. The report "Communicating College and Career Readiness through Proficiency…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Academic Standards, Competency Based Education
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Direct linkGoldstein, Donna; Alibrandi, Marsha – Journal of Geography, 2013
This case study conducted with 1,425 middle school students in Palm Beach County, Florida, included a treatment group receiving GIS instruction (256) and a control group without GIS instruction (1,169). Quantitative analyses on standardized test scores indicated that inclusion of GIS in middle school curriculum had a significant effect on student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, Control Groups
Cohen-Vogel, Lora; Harrison, Christopher – Grantee Submission, 2013
Through comparative case study, we seek to understand the ways in which actors in high schools use and think about performance data. In particular, we compare data use in higher and lower value-added schools. Data use is conceptualized here as having access to a host of available performance data on students, using them to guide instructional…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Comparative Analysis, Data, School Effectiveness
Giambo, Debra A. – American Secondary Education, 2010
The educational accountability systems of both the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 and the state of Florida (as of 1999) were modeled after Texas' system, despite its flaws. NCLB reaches for all students to achieve academic proficiency and designates students with limited English proficiency (LEP) as an important subgroup. As we work with…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Graduation, High School Students, Limited English Speaking
Luck, Leslie; Webb, Linda – Professional School Counseling, 2009
Achievement outcomes for students participating in a school counselor-led Student Success Skills intervention were investigated. Students in Grades 4 and 5 in a single school participated in the action research. Achievement outcomes were measured using the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Students who participated in the intervention showed…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Action Research, School Counseling, Case Studies
