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Download full textBen Erwin; Shayna Levitan – Education Commission of the States, 2024
Summative assessments measure students' mastery of grade-level academic standards and skills in specific content areas after learning. State summative assessment systems provide students and families, school and district leaders, and state policymakers with valuable data to help understand student progress and school quality. This Policy Guide…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Federal State Relationship, Public Policy
Peer reviewedGabrielson, Stephen; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1995
The effects of presenting a choice of writing tasks on the quality of essays produced by eleventh graders were studied with 34,200 students in Georgia. The choice condition had no substantive effect on the quality of essays, but race, gender, and the writing task variable did. (SLD)
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Grade 11, High School Students, High Schools
O'Donnell, Nina Sazer; Galinsky, Ellen – 1998
In 1994, the state of Georgia adopted a model of education reform that defined new education goals and formalized a structure that involved state policymakers and local communities. The system operates on the premise that regular assessments of progress should drive innovations or strategies for achieving results. This guide presents an…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Development
Stewart, Denise B. – 1990
The guide is intended to help Georgia educators develop curricula for students with mild to severe educational handicaps. Topics briefly addressed include: differing needs of secondary-aged handicapped students; accommodating the range of handicapping conditions; determining content, materials, instructional sequence and means of evaluating…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Burdette, Paula J.; Olsen, Ken – 2000
This paper highlights eight states that have implemented alternate assessments for children with disabilities who cannot participate in their state and district-wide assessment programs. The alternate assessment systems in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia are briefly described, along with their…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1986
The purpose of this resource manual is to help local education agencies implement state mandated requirements and provide effective programs for mildly mentally retarded students in Georgia. The first section presents definitions and eligibility criteria for the mildly mentally handicapped. A section on due process considers screening, referral,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Due Process, Educational Diagnosis
Elmore, Randy – 1991
Shortcomings in the current student assessment program in Georgia are identified, proposed revisions are described, and additional changes are recommended. Georgia educators have complained that curricula place too much emphasis on basic skills, to the detriment of subjects like science and social studies. Reform legislation in Georgia has…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Basic Skills
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. Dept. of Early Childhood Education. – 1998
Based on the premise that the best teachers are those who have a firm understanding of the developmental needs of children and plan learning experiences to meet these needs, this resource guide was designed to provide prekindergarten teachers with a collection of classroom ideas and activities that serve as examples of how educators can facilitate…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childhood Needs, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1995
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of Project EPIC (Effective Partner Interaction in the Community), a 3-year federally supported project in Georgia to facilitate the establishment and implementation of effective educational practices with students having deaf-blindness. The project was designed to expand students' present…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Skills, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Deaf Blind
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1986
Developed by early childhood educators at the classroom, system, state, and university levels and tested in six school systems, this handbook has been prepared to help kindergarten teachers in Georgia plan, implement, and evaluate their own programs. In addition to introductory material stating the philosophy of the program, principles of child…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Creative Art, Curriculum Guides
Center on Education Policy, 2009
This year the Center on Education Policy (CEP) analyzed data on the achievement of different groups of students in two distinct ways. First, it looked at grade 4 test results to determine whether the performance of various groups improved at three achievement levels--basic and above, proficient and above, and advanced. Second, it looked at gaps…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Low Income, American Indians, African American Students
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. – 1983
This volume contains the initial draft of a model for assessing students in vocational education programs in Georgia. Addressed in the first section of the draft are some of the components that are believed to be critical in the development of a model for assessing vocational student achievement, including selecting a program for use in developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Guidelines
Bracco, Kathy Reeves – 1997
This case study, part of the State Structures for the Governance of Higher Education study, focuses on governance and related issues in Georgia's higher education system. The study's overall purpose was to examine differences among states in their governance structures, and to determine if differences in performance were related to governing…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, College Administration, Comparative Analysis
