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Direct linkJakee, Keith; Keller, Erin – Journal of Education Finance, 2017
"The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" (NCLB) made schools accountable for student performance through standardized testing. Some claim high-stakes testing is an inexpensive vehicle through which to raise educational standards, however, these studies typically count only the administrative costs of test development, test delivery, and…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Achievement Tests
Download full textHughes, John; Zhou, Chengfu; Petscher, Yaacov – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2015
This report describes the results of a REL Southeast study comparing student success in online credit recovery and general courses taken online compared to traditional face-to-face courses. Credit recovery occurs when a student fails a course and then retakes the same course to earn high school credit. This research question was motivated by the…
Descriptors: Success, Online Courses, Conventional Instruction, High Schools
Froman, Terry; Brown, Shelly – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2009
According to Florida Law, students must pass the Grade 10 FCAT, among other academic requirements, in order to receive a standard high school diploma. Specifically, students must achieve a "passing" score of 300 or above on both the FCAT SSS Reading and the FCAT SSS Mathematics tests. Technically, students can retake the FCAT as many…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Testing, Repetition, Graduation Requirements
Froman, Terry; Rubiera, Vilma – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
For the past few years the Florida School Code has set the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) performance requirements for promotion of 3rd graders and graduation for 10th graders. Grade 3 students who do not score at level 2 or higher on the FCAT SSS Reading must be retained unless exempted for special circumstances. Grade 10 students…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Academic Achievement, Prediction, Grade 3
