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2. The Effect of Private School Competition on Public School Performance. Occasional Paper.
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Columbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education., Geller, Christopher R., Sjoquist, David L., and Walker, Mary Beth
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This paper is a report of a study that investigated whether increased private-school competition results in enhanced performance of public schools. Data for the study came from a pooled data set from Georgia Department of Education documents and directories, which included socioeconomic data on students and test scores from Georgia school systems between 1980 and 1990 for 3rd-grade and 10th-grade reading and math tests. The data allowed researchers to address directly the problem of endogeneity. Following an introduction, the report presents a framework of how private competition can affect public-school performance and investigates the conditions for a beneficial competitive effect. The next section explains the empirical models and details the data used in the analysis. The next section presents the empirical results. The empirical results do not lend support to the hypothesis that private-school competition improves public-school performance, as measured by student-exam results. Supplementing the text are five tables that detail test scores and socioeconomic data. (Contains 23 references.) (WFA)
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- 2001
3. Culminating Experience Action Research Projects, Volume 17, Fall 2010
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, College of Health, Education and Professional Studies, McAllister, Deborah A., Cutcher, Cortney L., McAllister, Deborah A., Cutcher, Cortney L., and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, College of Health, Education and Professional Studies
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As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. Licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience. This course, Education 5900 Culminating Experience, requires the student to implement an action research plan designed through (a) the Education 5000 Introduction to Inquiry course or the Education 5010 Methods of Educational Research course, (b) one of the two learning assessments required during student teaching, or (c) a newly-designed project not used as one of the learning assessments. With funding through a UTC Teaching, Learning, and Technology Faculty Fellows award, the Education 5900 course is conducted through the use of an online, course management system (Blackboard), allowing for asynchronous discussion and use of the digital drop box feature for submitting required papers. The action research projects from, fall semester 2010, are presented below. Papers include: (1) Student Perceptions of Layered Curriculum[R] vs. Traditional Coursework on Class Grades for 11th-12th Grade Economics and Government Students (Heidi Beckham); (2) What Motivates Young Readers to Read? (Sarah Bolton); (3) Just Story Time? An Evaluation of the Effects of Reading Aloud to Secondary-aged Students (Keeton Christian); (4) Using a Behavioral Management Reward System to Decrease the Behavioral Problems in a High School Setting (Amber Collins); (5) Ready for Middle School Math? (Dorothy L. Finch); (6) Improving Vocabulary Acquisition and Grammar Comprehension in The Second Language through Five Minutes of In-class Reading Time (Veronica V. Herrera); (7) Technology and Mathematics: Classroom Companions for the Future (April J. Huddleston); (8) Perceptions of Fourth-Grade Math Students on Computer-Based Homework (Amanda I. H. Legge); (9) Do Students Retain More Information through Real Life Images or through Clip Art Cartoon Images? (Courtney Sloane Phillips); (10) The Visual Aspect of Vocabulary: Increasing Comprehension and Retention (Nicole Pinkerton); (11) Increasing Grammar Accuracy in the TPRS Classroom (Erin Segroves); (12) Effective Differentiated Instructional Strategies of Middle Grades' Mathematics Instructors (Elizabeth W. Stewart); (13) Vocational Education: Is It Meeting the Needs of the Community? (Stephen Tompkins); (14) The Effect of Daily Quizzes on Student Scores and Class Participation: A Study on High School Economic Students (Elizabeth Warren); and (15) Math-ercise...Could It Fatten Up Scores? (Wendi Worley). (Individual papers contain references, figures, and appendices.) [For "Culminating Experience Action Research Projects, Volume 16, Spring 2010," see ED518906. Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]
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- 2011
4. Cluster Analysis: A Method To Develop School Level Normative Score Profiles To Support School Improvement?
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Pomplun, Mark
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This study investigated cluster analysis as a method to identify common school score profiles. Scores from more than 100,000 students were used to create school level subscores in reading and mathematics. Four scores for constructing and extending meaning in fiction and nonfiction reading passages were analyzed in reading. Seven subscores were analyzed in mathematics. For reading, the resulting profiles grouped about 70% of the students into a consistently flat (high, average, or low) profile. For mathematics, the resulting profiles grouped only about 7% of the students into a consistently flat profile. Of the other profiles, six had one low or high score, seven had two low subscores, and one had three low scores. While the reading profiles later had clear instructional implications, the profiles from mathematics were less straightforward. More research should be done to validate the identified profiles and their usefulness in instruction. (Author/SLD)
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- 2001
5. National Assessment of Educational Progress. Commissioner's Remarks.
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. and Whitehurst, Grover J.
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In this document, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Director, Grover J. Whitehurst, presents results of the 2004 Long-Term Trend Reading and Mathematics Assessments. The 2004 results are based on a representative sample of over 28,000 public- and private-school students assessed in reading and mathematics, at ages 9, 13, and 17.
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- 2005
6. California Diploma Project Technical Report II: Alignment Study--Alignment Study of the Health Sciences and Medical Technology Draft Standards and California's Exit Level Common Core State Standards
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Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC), McGaughy, Charis, and de Gonzalez, Alicia
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The California Department of Education is in the process of revising the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Model Curriculum Standards. The Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) conducted an investigation of the draft version of the Health Sciences and Medical Technology Standards (Health Science). The purpose of the study is to understand how the Health Science Standards relate to college and career readiness and foundational English language arts (ELA) and mathematics content, as represented by California's exit level augmented Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This study utilized an alignment methodology analyzing the relationship between the Health Sciences Standards and (a) California's grade 11-12 CCSS in English Language Arts and Literacy and (b) California's High School CCSS in Mathematics and the Standards for Mathematical Practice. The augmented Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were adopted by the California State Board of Education (SBE) on August 2, 2010. The augmented CCSS represent a set of expectations for student knowledge and skills that high school graduates need to master to succeed in college and careers. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills necessary for success in college and careers. The goal of the updated CTE Model Curriculum Standards is to provide a clear and coherent message about what students need to know and be able to do in order to be successful in postsecondary education or job training programs within 15 industry sectors. These standards aim to provide a framework of what to teach without stipulating how to teach it. In this pilot study, however, only the standards within the Health Sciences and Medical Technology Sector were examined. This alignment study examines two dimensions of alignment, looking at both content and cognitive complexity. Using a modified version of the methodology developed by the Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, this study addresses the following research questions: (1) To what extent are the knowledge and skills found in the CA CTE Health Science Standards the same or different (aligned) to the augmented CCSS?; and (2) How does the cognitive complexity of the CA CTE Health Science Standards compare to the augmented CCSS? Appended are: (1) Standards Used in Study; and (2) Revised Standards. (Contains 35 figures, 15 tables, and 8 footnotes.) [This paper was prepared for Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE).]
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- 2012
7. California Diploma Project Technical Report I: Crosswalk Study--Crosswalk of the Intersegmental Committee for the Academic Senate Statements of Competencies to the Common Core State Standards
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Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC), WestEd, McGaughy, Charis, and de Gonzalez, Alicia
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The Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) conducted an investigation of the Intersegmental Committee for the Academic Senates (ICAS) Statements of Competencies for Mathematics and Academic Literacy. The purpose of this work is to understand how the ICAS competencies relate to college and career readiness, as represented by the augmented Common Core State Standards (CCSS) adopted by the California State Board of Education (SBE) on August 2, 2010. This study investigated a crosswalk analysis between (a) the Academic Literacy (ELA) ICAS competencies and the CCSS ELA Anchor Standards and (b) the mathematics ICAS competencies and the CCSS Standards for Mathematical Practice and the High School Mathematics Standards at the cluster level. Overall, the study finds that the ICAS competencies do relate to the augmented Common Core State Standards. This study also reveals the absence of certain "habits of mind" and English as a Second Language (ESL) standards in the CCSS ELA standards, and the absence of discrete mathematics and calculus in the augmented CCSS mathematics standards. The ICAS framework is broader than the CCSS ELA standards in addressing additional components related to supporting ESL students and includes key cognitive strategies all students need to be successful in postsecondary settings. The results of this study also raise the issue of the level of desired preparation in mathematics for high school graduates in California. The CCSS mathematics standards strongly relate to the ICAS competencies identified as "essential" for all students, but have gaps with the ICAS competencies deemed "desirable" for all students. Appended are: (1) Standards and Competencies; and (2) Competencies and Frequencies of Ratings. (Contains 5 figures, 17 tables, and 5 footnotes.) [This paper was prepared for Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE).]
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- 2012
8. Race to the Top. Tennessee. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes Tennessee's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, this report highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Tennessee's application for Race to the Top laid out an ambitious education reform agenda at all levels--from the state to the school district to the classroom. The state established equally ambitious goals for improving both teacher and leader effectiveness and student achievement. In the first year of implementation of the Tennessee First to the Top initiatives, the state made modest gains towards achieving those goals. From 2010 to 2011, overall student achievement in the two primary focus areas of the grant, 3rd grade reading and 7th grade math, increased by 2 percentage points and 7 percentage points respectively. The implementation of Tennessee's reform agenda has been complex and not without its challenges, but the state has made significant progress in a number of key areas over the past year. Tennessee has made the most significant progress in the area of great teachers and leaders-specifically the development of a new teacher and principal evaluation system, recruitment initiatives, and strategic compensation plans. The state has also laid the groundwork for significant progress to come in the next year on standards and assessments, data systems, school turnaround and STEM, specifically through initial awareness training for the Common Core standards, planning for an early warning data system, establishing charter schools and a co-management process for the state's Achievement School District, and creating two new STEM platform schools. Local education agencies that are experiencing gains in student achievement are executing on First to the Top plans that support these initiatives and have a comprehensive focus on the state goals. [For the parent document, "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267. For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. Tennessee Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]", see ED529330.]
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- 2012
9. Race to the Top. Rhode Island. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes Rhode Island's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, this report highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Race to the Top has provided Rhode Island with the funding needed to carry out a single powerful vision: an education system that prepares all Rhode Island students for success in college, careers, and life. Rhode Island's comprehensive strategic plan, Transforming Education in Rhode Island (RIDE Strategic Plan), continues to form the foundation for the state's Race to the Top implementation. Rhode Island is utilizing a unified, statewide approach toward Race to the Top; the state and participating Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) are working together to build and implement statewide systems of support that benefit all students and educators. Rhode Island has adopted the Common Core State Standards and has held Study of the Standards training sessions with more than 50% of the state's educators in 19 districts in order to prepare for the transition to the Common Core. The training sessions, which continue into year two, will help educators and administrators understand how the Common Core will impact their classroom practice. Rhode Island has engaged in planning activities around enhancing its data systems to support instruction, as well as developing the systems that will support critical activities around instruction and assessment. This included establishing a Data Governance Board to oversee all elements of the data enterprise system and stakeholder engagement. Rhode Island has developed a model educator evaluation system in collaboration with educators from more than 23 school districts and education organizations in Rhode Island. Rhode Island utilized the analysis of student-test-score and graduation-rate data to identify five persistently lowest-achieving (PLA) schools. Through the Protocol for Intervention: Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools, approved by the Board of Regents, Rhode Island has articulated all roles, responsibilities, and expectations for LEA leadership once a school is identified as PLA and the models recommended for addressing their schools' PLA status. [For the parent document, "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267. For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. Rhode Island Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529328.]
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- 2012
10. Race to the Top. Ohio. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes Ohio's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. The sections presented in this report highlight key accomplishments made by Ohio to implement a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Some of the achievements made by Ohio are: (1) Ohio's State Board of Education adopted the common core standards in June 2011; (2) Standards crosswalks comparing the K-12 common core state standards and Ohio' 2001 K-12 academic content standards in English language arts and mathematics were developed and published on the ODE website; (3) Standards crosswalks comparing the 2010 state revised standards in science and social studies to the 2002 academic content standards; (4) Model curricula aligned to the common core state standards and the state revised standards were State Board adopted in March 2011; (5) 774 model curricula in ELA, Mathematics, science, social studies were developed and published on the ODE website; (6) Approximately 13, 000 educators participated in state-sponsored awareness and professional development sessions on the standards; (7) Fall and spring standards and model curricula sessions provide awareness and understanding to 10,744 educators statewide; (8) Revising Ohio Board of Regents (OBR) college readiness expectations aligned to the common core state standards; (9) Ohio and the Center for Educational Leadership and Technology (CELT) defined the Instructional Improvement System (IIS) requirements and it continues to work with Local Education Agency (LEA) stakeholders to refine Ohio's requirements; (10) Ohio and Board of Regents collaborate to work on data exchange to link K-12, Higher Education, and Workforce data; (11) Ohio will expand upon and leverage its existing statewide longitudinal data system and associated data tools to develop a comprehensive integrated system that allows user-friendly access to various data analysis and reporting capabilities; (12) Ohio redesigned Educator Performance Management Systems/Support Educators through evaluation results; (13) Ohio expanded effective educator preparation programs; (14) Ohio supported educators to increase student growth; and (15) A strategic goal of Ohio's Race to the Top plan is to improve achievement for 33,000 students enrolled in 68 persistently low-achieving schools (PLAs) (42 district schools and 26 community schools). [For the parent document, "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267. For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. Ohio Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529325.]
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- 2012
11. Race to the Top. North Carolina. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes the State's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, this report highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. North Carolina's progress and accomplishments in the first year of Race to the Top have positioned the state for effective implementation of reform efforts over the course of the grant. In the first year, North Carolina established its project infrastructure, including project plans, vision documents, policies/procedures, staffing, partnerships and contracts, input and oversight mechanisms (including stakeholder oversight bodies and working groups), as well as gathered diagnostic information to guide implementation in the education reform content areas. [For the parent document, "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267. For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. North Carolina Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]", see ED529322.]
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- 2012
12. Race to the Top. New York. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes New York's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, this report highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Highlights of this report include: (1) The State Board of Regents adopted the Common Core State Standards for Math and ELA; made progress in developing and disseminating CCSS implementation resources--including conducting a statewide webinar with David Coleman and creating the EngageNY.org microsite; completed the design of its very successful statewide Network Team Summer Institute for approximately 500 educators (August 2011); continued its active engagement as a governing state for PARCC; and conducted a gap analysis to determine how well aligned its current state assessments are to the CCSS; (2) One of five states participating in Phase One of the CCSSO Shared Learning Initiative (SLI); launched initiatives to develop comprehensive course catalog and data system security for teachers, students, and parents; started working with a number of other NYS agencies to enhance the P-12 data system; and collaborated with NY's two public higher education systems (SUNY and CUNY) to promote data sharing and enhance functional and systems architecture; (3) This Spring, the Board of Regents adopted regulations to implement the historic 2010 legislation on teacher and school leader effectiveness by requiring annual evaluations based in significant part on student achievement. This new law and regulations not only fundamentally change the way teachers and principals are evaluated, but requires that these evaluations be a significant factor in decisions relating to promotion, retention, tenure, and differentiated professional support and professional development. The law also provides an expedited disciplinary process for the removal of ineffective teachers and principals. The State Education Department also published guidance to the field around the regulations and conducted a statewide webinar on the regulations as well. The state made substantive progress on the design of RFPs to promote clinically-rich pilot programs in undergraduate and graduate teacher education and for principal preparation; and (4) Awarded 2009 Cohort 1 SIG grants and almost completed the review of applications for SIG 2010 Cohort 2 during this time period; published guidance to districts with PLA schools regarding the implementation of the new Teacher/Leader evaluation system and for implementation of Educational Partnership Organizations; conducted Joint Intervention Teams to new PLA/SURR schools; aligned NCLB and IDEA Accountability Systems; redesigned and strengthened the Regents approach to charter school authorizing. [For the parent document, "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267. For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. New York Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529326.]
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- 2012
13. Race to the Top. Maryland. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes Maryland's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, this report highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Maryland has established a Race to the Top (RTTT) office in the Division of Academic Reform and Innovation under the direction of an Assistant State Superintendent. The personnel in this office manage the day-to-day operations of the Race to the Top program. English language arts and mathematics curriculum teams completed the draft Maryland Common Core Curriculum Frameworks in May, 2011. Maryland educators from across the state worked for nine months to develop these frameworks. Maryland has made some significant progress on its data systems in this initial year of Race to the Top funding. On June 1, 2010, Governor Martin O'Malley signed an Executive Order creating the Maryland Council for Educator Effectiveness. The Executive Order set forth the membership, identified the co-chairs, prescribed operating procedures, and set forth the responsibility of the Council. During 2010-2011, MSDE's Breakthrough Center has provided turnaround services to the bottom 5 percent of schools in Maryland--11 low-achieving schools required to adopt one of the four federal intervention models (Turnaround, Restart, Closure, and Transformation) and 10 feeder schools in the Baltimore City Schools and Prince George's County. Throughout 2010 -2011, the Center created partnership agreements with Baltimore City and Prince George's County for the lowest-achieving schools and their feeder schools in the Breakthrough Zones, a five-year commitment of assistance from MSDE, coordinated by the State's Breakthrough Center. [For the parent document, "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267. For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. Maryland Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529320.]
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- 2012
14. Race to the Top. Massachusetts. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes Massachusetts' progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, it highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Massachusetts has made substantial progress on its education reform priorities during Year 1 of its Race to the Top program. The state has build a workforce of effective educators. The state has provided curriculum and instruction resources. The state has prepared students for college and career. The state has turned around its lowest performing schools. [For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. Massachusetts Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529318. For "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267.]
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- 2012
15. Race to the Top. Georgia. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describe Georgia's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, it highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Race to the Top focuses on improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education for Georgia students. The plan includes providing professional development for math and science teachers, strengthening the pipeline of science and math teachers from institutes of higher education, and expanding STEM related virtual courses. As a result, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Education, Georgia Tech received funding through the Race to the Top program to expand STEM programs through its outreach center, the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). In year one, Georgia established the "Innovation Fund," a competitive grant program to promote innovative and high-impact practices that boost student achievement. The program is designed to support the establishment and deepening of partnerships among Georgia's local education authorities (LEAs) or charter schools, institutions of higher education (IHEs), businesses and non-profit organizations. Through Race to the Top funds, Georgia is expanding its existing partnership with Communities in Schools in Georgia (CISGA). These funds allow for the creation of three new CISGA-led centers in LEAs that have lowest-achieving schools. Through RT3, Georgia entered into strategic partnerships with organizations such as Teach for America (TFA) and The New Teacher Project (TNTP) to increase the pipeline of effective teachers to low-achieving schools. The Race to the Top--Georgia "steering committees" continue their work around three major components of the program: Value Add/Student Growth, Evaluations, and Other Student Learning Measures. [For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. Georgia Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529314. For "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267.]
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- 2012
16. Race to the Top. Hawaii. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes Hawaii's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, it highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. This past year, Hawaii embarked upon a whole system transformation effort with more clearly articulated roles and responsibilities across the central office, complex area and schools. Catalyzed by the Race to the Top award (RTTT), the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) has begun to advance a set of comprehensive reforms across four major strands of work: standards and assessments, human resource management, data systems, and turning around persistently underperforming schools. Meeting the aggressive performance goals demands the entire state rally around this agenda, which is why the state has also solidified cooperative partnerships that better align its actions vertically from Pre-Kindergarten to institutions of higher learning and horizontally across the K-12 system. Early results of the 2011 Hawaii State Assessment are in: the percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the Mathematics exam rose from 48% to 54%, while English Language Arts performance held steady at 66%. At the same time, the achievement gap between elementary-age Native Hawaiian students and their statewide peers in ELA was reduced from 12% to just over 9% in the past school year. [For "Race to the Top. Hawaii Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529316. For "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267.]
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- 2012
17. Race to the Top. District of Columbia. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes the District of Columbia's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, this report highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Washington, DC has made significant progress in implementing a comprehensive approach to education in the four core reform areas since receiving the Race to the Top grant. Highlights of this report include: (1) Race to the Top has collaborated with the Division of Standards, Assessment and Accountability to create an aggressive Common Core Standards Roll-out Plan for the District. Each LEA (local educational agency) will implement the Common Core Standards beginning in school year 2011-12. During the spring and summer of 2011, OSSE (Office of the State Superintendent of Education) and Race to the Top participating LEAs provided extensive professional development for their teachers, including those teaching special education. Additionally, OSSE provided guidance to all LEAs so they could provide information on the Common Core Standards to parents through parent meetings and Back-to-School nights using parent guides created by the National PTA; (2) Washington, DC awarded $5,000,000 in Instructional Improvement Systems grants to four lead Local Education Agencies. These lead LEAs with expertise in instructional improvement systems are sharing their technology and expertise with 20 LEAs that are not as far along in their data systems initiatives; (3) DC has developed a number of rigorous metrics and tools for measuring the performance of teachers and schools and informing improvements to instruction. OSSE has developed common criteria for Race to the Top participating LEAs' teacher and leader evaluation systems. OSSE is in the process of managing a process of reviewing these plans to ensure that they meet these criteria. DC has adopted a common schoolwide growth model for use in the 2011-12 school year that is based on 2010-11 DC CAS data. The model results will be used as part of the Public Charter School Board's Performance Management Framework, DC Public Schools' School Score Card, and OSSE will give the data to LEAs to inform their practice. DC has also adopted a common value added model for use in participating LEAs' teacher evaluations; and (4) Although funding is not scheduled to begin until Year 2 of the Race to the Top grant, Washington, DC has been a leader in implementing initiatives for turning around the lowest-achieving schools. During the reporting period, DCPS, its largest LEA, implemented plans for turnarounds in 21 of its most struggling schools, including significant staffing changes at six schools being reconstituted under the No Child Left Behind law. DC Public Schools also has a comprehensive screening process that produces high quality teachers and principals for all of their schools, many of which are low achieving. As it relates to Race to the Top activity, DC PS has defined needs and requirements for SY11-12, established a detailed turnaround plan and timeline for each school slated for turnaround, posted job requisitions for enhanced capacity, and identified potential vendors to support the work. [For the parent document, "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267. For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. District of Columbia Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529308.]
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- 2012
18. Race to the Top. Florida. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes Florida's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, it highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. Florida has relied on its strong foundation of education reform and results coupled with the new resources of Race to the Top to further its reform efforts. The state has accomplished a great deal during Year 1 of the grant, not only in initiating state and LEA (local education agency) grant projects, but in furthering related state reforms through embracing Race to the Top as the new way of work in Florida. (Contains 1 table.) [For the parent report, "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267. For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. Florida Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529312.]
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- 2012
19. Race to the Top. Delaware. State-Reported APR: Year One
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Department of Education (ED)
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This paper describes Delaware's progress in implementing a comprehensive and coherent approach to education reform from the time of application through June 30, 2011. In particular, it highlights key accomplishments over the reporting period in the four reform areas: standards and assessments, data systems to support instruction, great teachers and leaders, and turning around lowest-achieving schools. With its Race to the Top win last year, Delaware embraced a unique opportunity, and responsibility, to dramatically improve student outcomes for all students in the state. Race to the Top is not just another grant program; rather, it has become the catalyst for comprehensive and sustainable statewide reform. Individual sections contain references and footnotes. [For the parent report, "Race to the Top Annual Performance Report," see ED529267. For the state summary report, "Race to the Top. Delaware Report. Year 1: School Year 2010-2011. [State-Specific Summary Report]," see ED529310.]
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- 2012
20. New Jersey Statewide Minimum Standards: Results from the Program's First Year. Occasional Papers in Education.
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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. and Koffler, Stephen L.
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In 1976, New Jersey public law established uniform statewide minimum standards in the basic communication and computational skills for publicly educated students in the state. To implement the law for the year 1976-77, the New Jersey Educational Assessment Program administered tests to all fourth, seventh, and tenth grade students. These tests were used as the indicator of minimum basic skills proficiency. Students who did not correctly answer at least 65% of the test items did not satisfy the minimum proficiency requirement in that subject. Statewide, 90.4% of the fourth grade students met or exceeded the minimum standard on the reading test. In fourth grade mathematics, 72.1% of the students surpassed the minimum standard. In seventh grade, 74.2% of the students exceeded the statewide proficiency level in reading, while 60.4% did so in mathematics. Tenth grade results indicated that 77% of the students met the statewide criterion in reading, while 74% did so in mathematics. More students from higher socioeconomis status districts surpassed the minimum proficiency level than did students from lower socioeconomic categories. Also, more students from suburban and regional school districts exceeded the minimum level than did students from urban and rural districts. Behavioral objectives for reading and mathematics in the three grade levels are appended. (Author/MV)
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21. An Analysis of ESEA Title I Data in New Jersey. Occasional Papers in Education.
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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. and Koffler, Stephen L.
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An extensive Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I data base was developed in order to study the distribution and effect of Title I funds in New Jersey. The information in this data base was then analyzed in conjunction with information concerning reading and mathematics achievement, program adoption, and demography, to determine correlations with ESEA Title I programs. The following conclusions were drawn from the analysis: (1) Those school districts with higher average staff Title I salaries usually reported poorer performing students in both reading and mathematics. (2) Those districts with a larger ratio (more students per instructor) were the poorer performing districts. (3) Those schools allotting more time per student per instructor for Title I instruction were the better performing schools. (4) There was generally no association between achievement and number of compensatory education programs adopted. (Author/MV)
22. The Effects of Integrated Transformational Leadership on Achievement
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Boberg, John Eric and Bourgeois, Steven J.
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Purpose: Greater understanding about how variables mediate the relationship between leadership and achievement is essential to the success of reform efforts that hold leaders accountable for student learning. The purpose of this paper is to test a model of integrated transformational leadership including three important school mediators. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 5,392 students provided data on student engagement, and 569 teachers provided survey data on principal leadership and the collective teacher efficacy (CTE) and extra effort of their colleagues. Data were analyzed at the school level (n = 51) using mediation analysis with the PROCESS macro to calculate the direct and indirect effects of all of the variables in the serial multiple mediator model. Findings: The model explained a significant amount of variance in both reading (38 percent) and mathematics (35 percent). CTE and student engagement mediated all of the leadership effects, demonstrating the importance of teacher and student relations in school improvement. The combined effect sizes are significantly greater than the effects of earlier TL models. Originality/value: This study contributes to "leadership for learning" research by demonstrating that refining transformational leadership behaviors to include instructional management can enhance a leader's impact on achievement. As one of the few studies to examine student engagement as a mediator along with teacher mediators, the current study highlights the importance of teacher-student relations in school improvement. While collective efficacy mediated all of the effects of leadership on achievement, student emotional engagement also contributed to mathematics achievement. The study's findings advance research into mutual influence processes, indicating that reciprocity may extend throughout the leader-teacher-student loop.
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- 2016
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23. Executive Function in the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Improving Performance and Enhancing Skills for All Students
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Kaufman, Christopher and Kaufman, Christopher
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Students with strong executive function skills hold the keys to school and social success--from attention and impulse control to time management and organization. Now K-12 teachers have a practical, highly readable guide to enhancing these critical skills for "all" students, with and without learning disabilities. Through the author's memorable metaphors, classroom examples, and crystal-clear explanations of brain functioning, teachers will immediately grasp what executive function is and how it affects their students' learning and behavior. An unparalleled practical resource on one of today's most critical education topics, this sourcebook equips teachers with everything they need to detect and solve their students' executive function challenges. They'll get a wide range of ready-to-use strategies based on best practices, visual aids that make new concepts instantly understandable, and photocopiable forms to help students improve in specific executive function areas. A perfect resource for effective, affordable professional development, this teacher-friendly guide lays a clear and simple path to stronger executive skills for all students--and lasting academic and social success. Contents include: (1) Executive Function in a Nutshell: The Core Concepts; (2) The Development of Executive Skills: Learning to Stop and Think; (3) The Neurology of Self-Regulation: Executive Function and the Brain; (4) Beyond Neuropsychological Testing: What Teachers Should Know About the Assessment of Executive Function; (5) Moving the Frontal Lobe to the Front of the Class: Seven Core Strategies for Helping Students with Executive Function Challenges; (6) Keeping Words and Meaning in Mind: The Impact of Executive Skill on Reading; (7) From Brain to Paper: The Executive Foundations of Writing; (8) Bringing Numbers into Focus: Executive Function and Mathematics; (9) Surviving the Paper Chase: Organization, Study Skills, and Time Management; and (10) Unfiltered Comments, Unchecked Actions: Executive Dysfunction and Social Learning Difficulties. Study guide, references and index are also included.
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- 2010
24. An Analysis of Achievement Gap between Black and White Students on a Statewide Assessment.
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Zhang, Liru
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To understand the achievement gap between Black and White students, test performance on Delaware statewide assessments was studied. The study focused on Black-White test score gaps in reading, mathematics, and writing across grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 by achievement level, item format, and gender within each racial/ethnic group over time. The assessments considered were the Interim Assessment Program (IAP) and the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) assessments, in which the Stanford Achievement Series, 9th Edition tests are embedded. As in previous research, this study found that the test scores of Black students lag behind those of White students for reading, mathematics, and writing in grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 based on Delaware longitudinal data and that these gaps remained similar for more than 6 years on both norm-referenced tests and performance assessments. Results also show that the largest gap was in mathematics and the smallest in writing. The Black-White achievement gap became much wider for the low-achieving and high-achieving students in the bottom and top 10% and 25% of the score distributions. Black students seemed to perform better in developing their responses than in selecting answers from choices provided. Results also show that the achievement gap is smaller for females than for males for reading and mathematics, but larger for writing. (Contains 8 tables and 19 references.) (SLD)
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- 2001
25. A Study on the Relationship between Students' Achievement, School Size and Gender.
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La Sage and Ye, Renmin
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The relationship between school size and students' achievement in reading and mathematics by school level and gender was studied in order to illuminate issues of school size and equity and alternatives such as school-within-a-school plans. Data on 251,049 students from kindergarten through 12th grade were collected from 291 elementary, middle, and high schools in an urban Texas district. Correlations between academic achievement and school size were determined. For minority students, the effects of school size were mixed, with positive correlations for some groups at some levels that were not sustained at other levels. Findings do show that female students are negatively affected by school size in reading and mathematics at elementary, middle, and high school levels, while negative impact on males is only seen at the high school level. Previous research and the findings of this study suggest that smaller school sizes and smaller class sizes help educators understand and work with their students. (Contains 4 tables and 55 references.) (SLD)
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- 2000
26. Facts for Districts
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED)
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The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative assessment of what the nation's students know and can do in subjects such as mathematics, reading, science, and writing. The results of NAEP are released as The Nation's Report Card. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education, administers NAEP as mandated by Congress and does so in every state. This provides a common measure of achievement. District staff play an essential role in NAEP. Superintendents and district staff can work closely with principals to explain the importance of the assessment to teachers and students selected for participation. When students take part in NAEP and give their best effort, the outcome is the most accurate measure possible of student achievement across the country. In 2015, NAEP will begin to transition the mathematics, reading, and science assessment from paper and pencil to technology-based assessments. This document briefly describes the changes that will take place and highlights the important and useful features of NAEP for district and school staff. [This publication was prepared for the National Assessment of Educational Progress by Hager Sharp under contract to the National Center for Education Statistics.]
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- 2015
27. A New Yardstick for Comparing Achievement in Basic Skills.
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De Gracie, James S. and Vicino, Frank L.
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This paper addresses the use of multiple regression in the analysis of reading and math scores. The data presented in the paper were from the Mesa Public Schools in Arizona, and were compiled during the 1975-76 school year. Five criterion factors were selected for investigation: (1) third grade Stanford reading scores, (2) third grade criterion reading scores, (3) third grade criterion math scores, (4) fifth grade Stanford math scores, and (5) sixth grade criterion math scores. The criterion reading and math scores were for the Mesa-developed criterion reading and math tests. Other data was then summarized to form eleven demographic factors that could be used to predict the value of these criterion variables for each of the schools for the 1975-76 school year. Through the use of multiple regression, predicted or expected values were determined for individual schools. These values were then used to compare with the actual scores the school attained. Through the use of multiple regression an individualized predicted value or mean value was determined for each school based on its demographic characteristic. Comparisons of achievement of the school were then made based on its individual characteristics. This method was then contrasted with simple comparisons of a school's achievement with the district mean value and national norm mean. (Author/MV)
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- 1977
28. Strategic Planning, Student Achievement and School District Financial and Demographic Factors.
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Basham, Vicki and Lunenburg, Fred C.
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This study examined relationships among three sets of variables: strategic planning in school districts; school district achievement in reading, language arts, and mathematics; and school district financial and demographic factors. Ten financial and demographic factors are investigated: (1) current expenses; (2) pupil-teacher ratios; (3) costs of instruction; (4) dropout rates; (5) percentages of Local Education Agency supplement for instructional salaries; (6) percents of economically deprived students; (7) local financial indexes; (8) attendance rates; (9) assessed property values per child; and (10) percentages of revenue from local sources. All 178 public schools in Kentucky were asked to participate in the study, and 127 usable responses were returned. The most striking finding to emerge was the moderately strong relationship between school district performance on standardized achievement tests and most of the demographic and financial factors. Appended are 27 references, a strategic planning model, and 3 tables of strategic planning correlations. (SI)
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- 1989
29. District Utilization of the Statewide Testing Program. Occasional Papers in Education.
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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. and Rojas, Virginia P.
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The New Jersey Educational Assessment Program (EAP) is a statewide testing program used to assess reading and mathematics achievement, and to provide useful information to educational decision makers at the state and local levels. In May 1976, the State Department of Education conducted a survey of all local school superintendents regarding their districts' uses of the statewide EAP data. Approximately half of the districts responded. The utilization survey questionnaire focused on four categories of action resulting from use of the data: program changes, instructional changes, administrative changes, and dissemination of information. Results showed that, of the responding districts, 63.9% and 72.9% used the statewide test data to modify their reading and mathematics curricula, respectively. Moreover, 68.6% and 72.5% used the data to modify their instruction in reading and mathematics, respectively. It was also reported that 86.4% of the districts compared the test data from year to year; and that 36.8% used the data to initiate administrative changes involving the use of funds, the use or addition of staff, or the conduct of inservice workshops. A copy of the school district utilization survey and tables presenting the survey results are included. (Author/MV)
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- 1977
30. Meaning: The Common Element in Both Reading and Mathematics.
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McKenzie, William S.
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Presents two cognitive models that illustrate the commonalities between reading for meaning and solving mathematical problems with meaning. Discusses the importance of number sense in the prior knowledge component of the solving with meaning model and the implications of the models in teaching mathematics. (MDH)
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- 1990
31. Educational Achievement and Sex Discrimination.
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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. and Mullis, Ina V. S.
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In the past years the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has released results from a variety of learning areas. The purpose of this paper is to point out male-female differences in achievement across several learning areas. Hopefully, the results discussed here will be used as a basis for examining the possible existence of social and curriculum biases in these areas. Female and male performance in social sciences, mathematics, and science are nearly equal at age nine, but very different by adulthood. For example, at age nine, both sexes do equally well on numerical operation, geometry, and measurement, while males have a substantial advantage by adulthood. Since females have been found to read and write better than males, skills prerequisite for academic achievement, the superiority of males in social sciences, math, and science needs further explanation. It is hypothesized that females do not excell in political areas because social studies classes make it clear that females have not been actively involved in their countries' political decisions. No explanation is offered for why females are less able than males to answer questions concerning the location of the Great Lakes, the source of government revenues, and the purpose of the European Common Market. It is concluded that as sex barriers are lifted, females will be given the opportunity to reach their full potential. (BJG) Primary type of information provided by report: Results (Sex).
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- 1975
32. Arizona Student Assessment Program. Technical Report for the March 1992 Pilot Study.
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Riverside Publishing Co., Chicago. IL. and Raju, Nambury S.
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In March 1992 the Arizona State Department of Education and educators across the state conducted a pilot study of 67 performance assessments developed for the Arizona Student Assessment Program (ASAP). This report describes various aspects of the reliability and validity of the 67 assessments (primarily constructed response) developed by The Riverside Publishing Company to measure essential skills in reading, mathematics, and writing in grades 3, 8, and 12. Eighteen assessments were administered to third graders, 23 to eighth-graders, and 26 to high school seniors. A total of 115,259 pilot assessments were scored, representing 1,023 schools in 208 districts. Assessments were scored by Arizona educators except for a small group professionally rated to establish calibration and anchor papers. Reliability values generally indicated that assessments could be reliably scored by a single rater. Validity was considered adequate for the majority of the assessments. Twenty-four tables present study findings, supplemented by 3 appendixes of correlations and validities, including 67 correlation tables and 13 scree plots. (Contains six references.) (SLD)
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- 1992
33. An Individualized Prescriptive Teaching Programme for Institutionalized Retarded Children.
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Peniston, Eugene G.
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The effectiveness of a prescriptive teaching program on the reading, arithmetic, and linguistic development of 35 institutionalized mentally retarded children (mean age 12 years) was investigated. A prescriptive, precision teaching approach was used, along with positive reinforcement in the curriculum areas of reading, mathematical computations, and linguistic development. Analysis of the data from pre- and posttests of the Wide Range Achievement Test and the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities indicated significant gains in all three areas. (Author/CL)
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- 1977
34. A Critical Look at Curriculum Goals.
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Bennett, William J.
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Education Secretary Bennett reports on specific problems in the nation's educational system and defines curriculum goals in the following areas: reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, cultural literacy, the arts, foreign languages, and health and physical education. Appended are 27 footnotes. (IW)
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- 1986
35. How to Change What Matters.
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Brickell, Henry M.
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Radical, but nevertheless serious, suggestions are made to change ineffective schools. (MLF)
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- 1980
36. Testing in New Jersey: A Response to Shine and Goldman.
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Burke, Fred G.
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The New Jersey Commissioner of Education replies that the Minimum Basic Skills (MBS) tests are not the sole criterion used to measure school and district performance and that some schools manage to teach well despite their students' low socioeconomic level. (Author/MLF)
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- 1980
37. Governance by Testing in New Jersey.
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Shine, William A. and Goldman, Norman
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Contends that New Jersey's Minimum Basic Skills (MBS) tests in reading and mathematics waste time and money and should not be used by the state as the criteria to measure school and district performance. Low scores are the result of social conditions schools cannot correct by themselves. (Author/MLF)
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- 1980
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