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Zakariya, Sally Banks – American School Board Journal, 1984
Adopting a new series of tests can raise student test scores. Scores can also be inflated by ensuring certain students do not take specific tests or by not counting some scores. Dramatic rises in standardized scores are likely to be accompanied by skepticism. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Scores
Download full textMinnema, Jane E.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Warren, Sandra Hopfengardner – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, University of Minnesota (NCSET), 2004
This report is the first accounting of one case study of large-scale assessment practices in a local educational agency (LEA) where students with disabilities are administered states' standards-based tests out of level. The overall purpose of the research project was to describe the specific effects of testing students with disabilities out of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Case Studies, Testing Accommodations, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Holmes, Wendell P., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1986
Describes 11 effective steps taken by the Duval County (Florida) school board to improve the academic achievement of minority students, as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test. Programs include eliminating social promotion, developing tests of essential skills and minimum skills, involving the family, and helping with personal problems. (IW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Community Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
