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Download full textOnline Submission, 2013
Each year, Austin Independent School District Department of Research and Evaluation (DRE) staff develop a plan of work to describe the scope of work for the coming year. The plans that make up this document identify programs to be evaluated and services to be provided by DRE staff and provide the blueprints for evaluation that staff will follow…
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Educational Planning, Strategic Planning
Hawkins, Joseph A., Jr. – 1980
This paper examines Howard University's Center for Academic Reinforcement (CAR), which provides college compensatory education to underprepared students. Research findings from CAR and the academic and non-academic factors related to students' successful completion of the program are discussed. The research findings reported include: (1) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, College Instruction, College Students
Fort Worth Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
This study of the 1982-83 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) seniors indicated an increase in scores over the previous year. The FWISD seniors (n=3,659) scored substantially lower than the national and Texas seniors. However, Fort Worth students took fewer traditional academic subjects.…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Data Interpretation
Deeter, Thomas; Wilson, Morris – 1993
In their effort to provide quality programing for their diverse student body, the Des Moines Public Schools continually evaluate their teaching and student outcomes. This report presents results about student performance on the following tests: (1) Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS); (2) Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED); (3) American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Reynolds, Arthur J.; Oberman, Geraldine L. – 1987
The history of test coaching has shown that positive benefits can be produced from short-term orientation, practice, and drill. Coaching on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has been especially scrutinized for efficacy and has shown modest program effects, despite the limited scope and duration of such programs. The present investigation expands…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Observation Techniques, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing
Deeter, Thomas; Wilson, Morris – 1994
The goal of the district assessment program of the Des Moines (Iowa) school district is to provide information which improves teaching and increases learning. Students participate in a number of assessment activities, including norm-referenced, standardized tests, college entrance examinations, Advanced Placement Tests, the district's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Criterion Referenced Tests
