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Download full textFerrara, Angela M.; Lin, Van-Kim; Lambert, Richard G. – Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation, 2017
The 2016-2017 academic year marks the second year of statewide implementation of the North Carolina K-3 Formative Assessment Process: Kindergarten Entry Assessment (FAPKEA). The assessment, developed and implemented by the Office of Early Learning (OEL) at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, is a comprehensive formative assessment…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Program Implementation, Primary Education, Formative Evaluation
Direct linkMcCulley, Cathy McNeish – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Despite growing up in a world that is permeated by mathematics, students graduating from US schools are woefully unprepared for the mathematical challenges that await them in the workplace or in higher educational pursuits. Mathematical competencies underpin not only success in college but also increase job opportunities for students after…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, State Programs
Ferrara, Angela M.; Lambert, Richard G. – Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation, 2016
The North Carolina K-3 Formative Assessment Process: Kindergarten Entry Assessment (NC K-3 FAP: KEA) is the initial step in the development of a comprehensive formative assessment process for young children from kindergarten entry through the end of third grade. The purpose of this qualitative study was to gather teacher and administrator feedback…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Program Implementation, Primary Education, Formative Evaluation
Malzahn, Kristen A. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. A total of 7,752 science and mathematics teachers in schools across the United…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, National Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Characteristics
Peer reviewedMorrow, James R., Jr.; Fulton, Janet E.; Brener, Nancy D.; Kohl, Harold W., III – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
Because of the perceived lack of youth physical fitness and/or concerns for increased obesity, physical education teachers are interested in youth fitness and physical activity levels. Statewide mandates are being developed that require school-based teachers to complete physical fitness testing. Data from the nationally representative School…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Test Use, Education Courses
Olwell, Russell; Raphael, Nicole – Social Studies, 2006
Efforts to improve social studies at the elementary level have not fared well in recent years. Federal demands for greater emphasis on mathematics and reading instruction have had a direct impact on social studies instruction--eroding elementary teachers' time and energy for the subject. In spite of this changing context, many states still test…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Low Achievement, Grade 5, Teacher Characteristics
