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On the Identification of Effective and Ineffective Schools.
Mandeville, Garrett K. – 1987
An alternative method of identifying effective schools, based on the concept of effective schools as statistically atypical, was tested. This paper investigates the issue of consistency of the identification of what is termed "exceptional" schools. The following tests were administered to all first through fourth graders in 431 schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Education
An Empirical Study of Vertical Equating Methods Using the Three-Parameter Logistic Model.
Holmes, Susan E.; Doody-Bogan, Evelyn N. – 1983
The accuracy of trait estimates obtained from three vertical equating methods was examined. The procedures studied included two anchor test designs and a single-group design. Data from two content areas and two grade combinations were studied. A three-parameter logistic model was used to perform the equatings. The results obtained were used to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Equated Scores, Estimation (Mathematics), Latent Trait Theory
Assessment of Multiple Outcomes: An Evaluation Research Study of a Compensatory Early Childhood Program (Child Parent Centers and Child Parent Expansion Program).
Eash, Maurice J.; And Others – 1980
Child Parent Centers (CPC) have been established in selected disadvantaged areas to provide systematic educational experiences for preschool children as young as three years of age. This study provides an update on the current state of the CPC and its latest adaption, the Child Parent Expansion (CPX) Program. A three-year, longitudinal evaluation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Birth Order, Compensatory Education
Dimensions of Autonomous Learning: A Framework for Investigating Attribute-Treatment Interactions in Unsupervised Settings.
Thomas, John W. – 1985
Self-directed, or independent study activities were studied in adolescents, as well as their antecedents and consequences. The interrelationships, across age and grade, of several variables were described; i.e.: course requirements and conditions, student characteristics, study activities, and school achievement. First, autonomous learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Classification
An Empirical Comparison of ESEA Title I Evaluation Models A and B.
Faddis, Bonnie J.; And Others – 1979
Ninth grade Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I evaluation results in reading and English-writing projects were compared, using the RMC Model A with local empirical norms, Model A with national interpolated norms, and Model B. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS)--Total Reading and Total Language subtests--were administered…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Control Groups