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Ruedel, Kristin; Nelson, Gena; Bailey, Tessie – National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd, 2018
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) identified increasing the graduation rate of students with disabilities and decreasing the graduation gap between students with disabilities and all students as its state-identified measurable result (SIMR). To make progress toward the SIMR, the state sought to build the capacity of local education…
Descriptors: Data, Information Utilization, Graduation Rate, Outcomes of Education
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Harris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve; Friedlander, Barbara; Laud, Leslie – Reading Teacher, 2013
Learning to write is critical in today's world, yet many students are not developing the writing abilities they need to use writing as a powerful tool for learning and for showing what they know. Research indicates that failure to acquire strong writing abilities restricts opportunities for both post-secondary education and employment. This…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Strategies, Academic Standards
Levine, Roger; Huberman, Mette; Buckner, Kathryn – 2002
Cognitive interviews were conducted with 12 teachers and 66 of their students to learn how to improve National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) questionnaire items asking about instructional practices and teacher development experiences. Items were purposively selected from those used in the 1996 and 1998 NAEP student and teacher…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
National Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1994
This compendium presents the extensive range of data (including nearly 300 tables and 11 figures of data) collected in the National Assessment of Educational Progress' (NAEP's) 1992 Reading Assessment. Chapters 1 and 2 of the compendium present the data in the context of the National Assessment Governing Board achievement levels, showing what…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Family Life, Professional Development
Miller, Karen E.; And Others – 1995
Intended as a companion document to the "NAEP 1994 Reading Report Card for the Nation and States" and the "NAEP 1994 Reading State Report," this compendium presents fourth-grade cross-state results of the National Assessment in Educational Process (NAEP) 1994 Trial State Assessment in reading--no interpretations of the data are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Institutional Characteristics, Intermediate Grades
Baron, Joan Boykoff – 1999
A case study analyzed Connecticut's state-level and district-level policies and practices related to its high level of reading achievement. Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and Connecticut's statewide test were analyzed; state and local policies were identified through interviews. Results indicated: on the 1998…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Policy, Grade 4, Grade 8
Kobrin, Jennifer – College Entrance Examination Board, 2001
SpringBoard is a program in Mathematics and English Language Arts for students in grades 6 through 12. The College Board first began work on developing rigorous instructional content and assessments in the early 1990s through a program called Pacesetter. While the original focus of Pacesetter was 4th year high school courses, Pacesetter users…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Educational Research, High Schools, Secondary School Curriculum