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Center on Education Policy, 2010
This paper provides information about the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test[R] (FCAT). The purpose of the exam is to: (1) Determine prospective high school graduates' mastery of the state curriculum; (2) Encourage districts and schools to identify and serve students at risk of academic failure; (3) Provide data to state policymakers on student…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Failure, At Risk Students, High School Graduates
Froman, Terry; Rubiera, Vilma – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
Although students have been taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Science test for a few years, the State has only recently set the achievement-level standards for the Science test. Science will be included in the school grade calculations for the first time in 2006-07. In addition, although no official guidelines exist…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Prediction, Science Tests, Mathematics Tests