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Direct linkNiemi, David; Vallone, Julia; Vendlinski, Terry – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2006
The characteristics of expert knowledge--interconnectedness, understanding, and ability to transfer--are inextricably linked, a point that is critically important for educators and constitutes a major theme of this paper. This paper explores how an analysis of the architecture of expert knowledge can inform the development of assessments to help…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Urban Schools, Mathematics Education, Academic Achievement
Seng, Seok Hoon – 1991
Recent research suggests the importance of social interaction in facilitating knowledge acquisition and transfer. The theory of mediated learning experience has recently been used to develop a teacher-student interactionist model that is especially applicable to high-risk students. In this model, teachers are involved as mediators in: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education
Brenna, Susan – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2005
In January of 2004, Congress created the country's first federally financed initiative to provide low-income students with scholarships to attend non-public primary and secondary schools. Students in the District of Columbia were chosen to be the beneficiaries of this five year, pilot school choice program. Several states and cities have launched…
Descriptors: Scholarship Funds, Program Effectiveness, Scholarships, Private Schools
PDF pending restorationAustin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1992
This document presents effectiveness charts that demonstrate the impact of various programs of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) on strategic objectives of the district and executive summaries of all reports produced by the AISD's Office of Research and Evaluation in 1990-91. The programs described in the effectiveness charts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Greene, Jay P.; Winters, Marcus A. – Center for Civic Innovation, 2006
This study evaluates the initial effect of Washington, D.C.'s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) on the academic performance of public schools and its effects on the opportunities that District students have to attend integrated schools. The OSP is a federally sponsored school voucher program that provides vouchers worth up to $7,500 for an…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Scholarships, Racial Integration, Public Schools
Condelli, Larry; Baker, Holly – 2002
This paper summarizes the standardized procedures and psychometric standards states must follow in developing performance-based assessment. The National Reporting System (NRS), which serves as the accountability system for federally funded adult education and literacy programs, requires that states have their local programs assess educational gain…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education
