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Educational Testing Service, Evanston, IL. – 1980
Seventeen nationally normed, standardized achievement tests were judged appropriate by the Illinois Title I Test Review Committee for use with Model A-1 in evaluation of Illinois Title I programs. They are the California Achievement Tests, CIRCUS, Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Iowa Tests of Educational Development,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Norm Referenced Tests, Program Evaluation
Download full textEducational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1980
These two pamphlets describe the evaluation process for Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs. In nontechnical language, they define evaluation, discuss the evaluation method used with Title I programs, and explain the format and content of the summary evaluation reports. The first pamphlet is in English; the second is a Spanish…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Evaluation Methods, Parent School Relationship, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedVanderPloeg, Arie J. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1982
A brief history of Title I evaluation efforts in Chicago illustrates the concern that the evaluation of Title I programs must serve two masters: the federal reporting mandate and local needs. (PN)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Utilization
Holmes, Susan E. – 1980
The purpose of the research was to explore an alternative implementation strategy for Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I evaluation Model A; that is, the use of Rasch calibrated item banks rather than traditional norm-referenced tests. A methodology for obtaining normative information for such banks involved equating a normed test with…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Item Banks
DeVito, Pasquale J.; Long, John V. – 1977
The impact of achievement testing on a Spring-Spring vs. a Fall-Spring basis in evaluation of compensatory education programs is examined. The effects of the summer vacation period and crossing test levels were examined. Significant decreases in achievement test scores were found, at all grade levels, between Spring and Fall test administrations.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Echternacht, Gary – 1981
The uses and misuses of standardized test results used for program evaluation as seen by a staff member of an Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I Technical Assistance Center are described. In ESEA Title I, test scores are used to select students for the program. Although federal requirements do not require using standardized test…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation
Pelavin, Sol H.; David, Jane L. – 1977
Several sets of data are analyzed, all of which demonstrate that estimates of achievement rates can differ dramatically when different time periods are used for an evaluation of a compensatory education program. Specifically, it is found that including the summer months in an evaluation often considerably reduces estimates of achievement and hence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education
Willis, Patricia L.; Noe, James – 1973
H. R. Butler Elementary School was the recipient of local and federal compensatory funds during the 1972-73 school year. Through the local comprehensive Instructional Program, the school received testing and personnel services pertinent to the reading program, particularly in the primary grades. Federal funds from Title I of the 1965 Elementary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs
Stonehill, Robert M.; Fishbein, Ronald L. – 1979
The Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS) was mandated to meet the requirements of the 1974 amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It was hoped that TIERS would lead to a clear report of the effectiveness of Title I programs, based upon a synthesis of nationwide data. It has been extremely difficult to compare…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Evaluation. – 1972
In 1971-72, 1,045 school districts in the State of Texas provided supplementary instruction and/or services to educationally/economically disadvantaged children through the use of Federal funds made available under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The number of pupils who have participated in these projects has…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Dropouts, Educational Diagnosis
Loundmon, Queen Brame – 2000
This report presents findings from the evaluation of the second year of the professional services agreement between the Detroit, Michigan, Public Schools and Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. Under a contract with the school system, Sylvan attempted to improve the reading achievement of low-achieving students in 10 Title 1 schools. The program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Jaeger, Richard M. – 1978
An alternative is proposed to the legally required uniform procedures and criteria for reporting the results of Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I projects. It is suggested that Congress is unlikely to respond to nationwide impact data on the effectiveness of Title I even when such data are available. It is further proposed that the RMC…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Equated Scores
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
Seventeen instruments were used to provide the answers to the design and evaluation questions for the 1979-80 ESEA Title I regular program in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. In the final technical report, a separate appendix for each instrument includes a description of its purpose, procedure, and results as related to specific…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
DeVito, Pasquale J. – 1976
The purpose of this paper is to outline and explain the evaluation system used by the Rhode Island Department of Education to measure the effectiveness of compensatory education programs. An exposition of how relevant background, program and financial information is collected is presented. In addition, a delineation is made of the methods…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Program Effectiveness
Atlanta Public Schools, GA. – 1973
This document is concerned with the objectives and evaluation of the educational programs of six elementary schools. Charles R. Drew Elementary School has been classified as a Title I school and receives compensatory services to improve academic performances and self-concepts of the pupils. E. R. Carter Elementary School is also a Title I school.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Compensatory Education
