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Download full textKoopmans, Matthijs – 1998
This paper discusses the application of Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) to the evaluation of the effectiveness of Basic Skills programs in the Newark (New Jersey) school district. Whether HLM is able to handle regression effects in Basic Skills examination data is studied. The analysis uses data from the Stanford Achievement Tests for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mathematical Models
Austin, Suzanne S. – 1998
Miami-Dade community colleges and middle schools participated in a three-year project designed to improve female students' mathematics skills and prepare them for technical jobs. Faculty encouraged the application of transactional writing in college and middle school algebra, to determine whether combining communication skills with mathematical…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
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Direct linkBetts, Julian R.; Danenberg, Anne – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2002
Over the last decade, virtually every state has launched a school accountability program in response to public concern over failing schools. Proponents of school accountability argue that standards can energize school systems, by putting pressure on schools to help all students. After almost a decade of accountability reforms, content standards…
Descriptors: Credentials, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Accountability
