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Direct linkDessoff, Alan – District Administration, 2011
Administrators and teachers in several large districts nationwide have cheated on standardized tests to make achievement levels look better than they actually were. The offenses range from giving students advance answers to questions on standardized tests, to erasing and changing unsatisfactory answers. As a result of district and state…
Descriptors: School Districts, Teacher Behavior, School Administration, Administrator Behavior
Grooms, Gwendolyn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
School districts continually face problems associated with student achievement. The 2001-2002 federal mandate contained in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act held schools accountable for success of all students in reading and mathematics. Standardized tests were employed to measure the success. The purpose of this study was to investigate efforts…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Feedback (Response), Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness
Harris, Anissa Rochelle – ProQuest LLC, 2010
School districts continually face problems associated with student achievement. The 2001-2002 federal mandate contained in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act held schools accountable for success of all students in reading and mathematics. Standardized tests were employed to measure the success. The purpose of this study was to investigate efforts…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation
Download full textZenisky, April L.; Sireci, Stephen G. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2007
The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations, as well as to identify promising areas of research to further clarify and enhance understanding of current and emerging issues. The research described encompasses empirical studies of score comparability and validity studies, as well as…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Investigations, Disabilities, Research Reports
Peer reviewedStewart, Rachel M.; Benner, Gregory J.; Martella, Ronald C.; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2007
The purpose of this study was to analyze the research literature on three-tier models of reading and behavior and to provide a descriptive analysis and meta-analytic review of these models. An in-depth review of 17 articles was conducted on the similarities and differences between and among three-tier models of reading (n = 5), models of behavior…
Descriptors: Investigations, Literacy, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Labov, Jay B. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2006
In this article, the author describes three reports conducted by the National Academies, a private, nonprofit organization whose charter is to assist the federal government and the American people in analyzing pressing science and technology policy issues. These reports are: (1) "Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing…
Descriptors: Investigations, Science Tests, Nonprofit Organizations, Federal Government
Roach, Andrew T.; Elliott, Stephen N. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2004
This paper provides an overview of the methods and results of alignment analyses and standard-setting procedures used in investigations conducted during the development of alternate assessments in two states: Wisconsin and Idaho. To meet the assessment and accountability mandates contained in the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Investigations, Disabilities
