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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
Lindberg, Denise; And Others – 1985
Despite the adoption of special state funding formulas that address the needs of small schools, Utah educators have continued to observe an imbalance in academic performance between rural and urban students. This report examines: academic achievement in Utah's small schools; factors related to school size that may influence academic achievement;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Preparation, Faculty Workload
Harmatuck, L. – 1977
Nearly 15,000 Wisconsin public school students in grades 4, 8, and 12 were tested in Spring, 1977, as part of the Wisconsin Pupil Assessment Program. Objectives were: (1) to measure student progress in attaining specific mathematics objectives; (2) to determine how students compared nationally in reading, language, and mathematics; and (3) to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends
Mohr, Patricia A.; And Others – 1987
Results of the 1987 assessments of grades 4, 5, 7, 9, and 11 in South Carolina public schools are summarized. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Form U, was administered to 222,956 South Carolina students in these grades. Achievement levels of grades 4, 5, and 7 were above the national median in all seven areas tested (reading, spelling,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textBorgrink, Henry, Comp. – 1986
This report provides a broad cross section of data on the operation and performance of New Mexico public schools during 1982-85. Data on enrollment (in kindergarten, in grades 1-6 and 7-12, and in special education, and percent enrolled in Title I and bilingual education programs), student characteristics (dropout rate, ethnicity, mobility),…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, Dropout Rate
Scott, Corinne C. – 1978
The results are presented of the validation study of reading and mathematics criterion referenced tests, administered to South Carolina students in grades 3, 6, and 8. This testing was mandated by state law to field test a competency based assessment program. The study was based on three activities: (1) test selection; (2) content validation; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
