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Quint, Janet C.; Sepanik, Susan; Smith, Janell K. – MDRC, 2008
Formative assessments--assessments that measure what students do and do not know, so that teachers can modify their instruction accordingly--have been widely hailed as a potential vehicle for improving student achievement. Yet little solid research evidence exists about their effectiveness, especially in reform-rich school districts. This study…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Reading Tests, Data
Carr, Stephen K. – American School Board Journal, 2003
Describes student-performance data-analysis system developed by the Hueneme School District in Port Hueneme, California, to meet state and federal accountability requirements. Tracks student-achievement data from four measures into database: Districtwide assessment, report cards, SAT-9 results, a California achievement test, and comprehensive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Courseware, Data Analysis
Gentile, Augustine; DiFrancesca, Sal – 1970
An item analysis of the Stanford Achievement Test performance of about 12,000 students in schools and classes for the hearing impaired is presented. Tables show the percentage of correct answers to each question, as well as a summary of the responses for each sub-test and major categories within some sub-tests. Because the test was developed for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments
Gran, James R. – 1969
Teachers of 30 adult evening high school completion classes in Jackson County, Iowa, completed questionnaires to assess their own inservice training needs in relation to program content and effectiveness. The comparative few who recognized a need for inservice training stressed such concerns as courses in English, and adult education trends and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Program Evaluation, Public School Adult Education, Secondary Education
Guam Public School System, 2005
This report addresses the reporting requirements of Public Law 26-26 and the provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) as described in the Department of Education's Board-adopted District Action Plan (DAP). The law specifically requires Guam Department of Education to include the following information in the Annual State of Public Education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Legislation, Special Programs, Data Analysis
Puzzuoli, David A.; Alexander, Donald L. – 1971
In September 1962, the State Board of Education initiated a broad annual study of the academic achievement and scholastic aptitude of West Virginia public schools called the State-County Testing Program. The results of this program in Region II West Virginia schools for 1965-66 - 1969-70 are analyzed to: 1) identify discernable trends; 2) find any…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Accountability, Achievement Tests
Kimble, John W.; And Others – 1976
The Stanford Achievement Test was administered to 2,186 of the 47,045 Montana high school students to analyze whether or not school size is important in determining student achievement, and to analyze factors that affect student achievement and whether those factors vary by school size. The sample included 1,311 sophomores and 875 seniors. To…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection