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Download full textACT, Inc., 2009
As part of its College Readiness System, ACT offers the PLAN[R] program as a way for tenth-grade students to review their progress toward college readiness while there is still time to make necessary interventions. PLAN contains four tests--English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. These tests are designed to measure students' curriculum-related…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Correlation, Alignment (Education), Predictor Variables
ACT, Inc., 2007
End-of-course examinations are only as good as the assumptions used in designing them. What is a course's "essential" content? And what does it mean to master it? The end-of-course examinations developed by ACT are derived from assumptions that offer unique and challenging answers to these questions. This brief explains the process used to develop…
Descriptors: Test Content, Course Objectives, Test Construction, Readiness
Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Sitting at Home on Graduation Day: New Report Says that 1.2 Million Students From the Class of 2006 Failed to…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Reading Programs, Academic Achievement, Reading Instruction
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), 2004
This report highlights findings from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS), a study funded by the U.S. Department of Education that charted the life experiences of nearly 25,000 students from public and private schools from the time they were eighth graders through their mid-20s. "Values Added: The Lifelong Benefits of an Independent…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Outcomes of Education, Longitudinal Studies, Student Development
