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Using Above-Level Testing to Track Growth in Academic Achievement in Gifted Students
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Warne, Russell T. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2014
Above-level testing is the practice of administering aptitude or academic achievement tests that are designed for typical students in higher grades or older age-groups to gifted or high-achieving students. Although widely accepted in gifted education, above-level testing has not been subject to careful psychometric scrutiny. In this study, I…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Middle School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Houston Independent School District: Elementary School Profiles, 1985-1986.
Stanley, Cheryl; And Others – 1986
This is one of a series of annual reports which describe standardized test performance of elementary school pupils in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Tests reported include the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS). In addition to achievement scores, this report contains…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Magnet Schools, Profiles, School Demography
Houston Independent School District: Secondary School Profiles, 1985-1986.
Stanley, Cheryl; And Others – 1986
This document describes standardized test performance of pupils in secondary schools of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Tests reported include the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS). In addition to achievement scores, this report contains information about the students,…
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, Profiles, School Demography, School Statistics
Teacher Experience and the Estimation of Student Achievement.
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Mulholland, Lori A.; Berliner, David C. – 1992
Forty-two pairs of experienced and novice teachers predicted the rank order of their pupils' scores on the reading and mathematics portions of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). The pool of novice teachers were first semester students in the Arizona State University Professional Teacher Preparation Program (PTPP). The experienced teachers in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Comparative Analysis, Demography
Statewide Report and Appendices for Arizona Pupil Achievement Testing, 1994-95 School Year.
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Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1995
This report briefly describes the tests, subtests, test scores, and reports that fulfill the requirements of Arizona state legislation regarding educational accountability. It summarizes the fall 1994 Arizona statewide results by grade and across grades. Discussions of student achievement strengths and weaknesses by grade level and demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests
The Relationship of School Background Factors to School Building and School District Achievement.
Lewis, Janice C. – 1986
The purposes of this study were to examine the relationship between academic achievement and demographic and school background variables for school districts and school buildings and to develop from these relationships a basis for comparing achievement at similar schools. The sample consisted of Iowa public school districts that participated in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Budgeting, Discipline Policy, Elementary Education