ERIC Number: EJ957158
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 13
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Instructional Comparative Advantages May Exist Despite the "Comprehensive Uniformity" of Traditional Public Schools
Merrifield, John
Journal of School Choice, v6 n1 p128-140 2012
A special tabulation of individual student scores from the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test allowed a ranking of Texas schools according to test score changes ("value added"). The rankings varied greatly by student subpopulation. That is, the vast majority of schools are much more effective with some kinds of students than others. The implied comparative advantages suggest possibly large academic gains just from indicated student movement, even among unchanged, traditional, "comprehensively uniform" public schools, perhaps through well-informed public school choice. Further gains from specialization are also implied by the results. (Contains 6 notes, 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Effectiveness, Scores, Achievement Tests, Specialization, School Choice, Metropolitan Areas, Charter Schools, Elementary School Students, Student Characteristics, Research Problems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Grade 6; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
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