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Peer reviewedBuckendahl, Chad W.; Impara, James C.; Plake, Barbara S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2002
Proposed an accountably model that addresses the challenges of allowing school districts to choose the specific strategies they use to measure student performance and evaluated this model using data from multiple sources for all school districts in Florida. Findings identify three strategies that would be useful for this type of accountability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Download full textFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1983
This technical report describes the development of the College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), an instrument designed to measure Florida college students' achievement of the computation and communication skills expected by the completion of their sophomore year. Section I covers CLAST's background and purpose, the requirement that all students…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Item Analysis, Postsecondary Education, Scoring
PDF pending restorationFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1999
In 1999, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) was administered to students in grades 4, 5, 8, and 10 to assess student achievement of the Sunshine State Standards in reading and mathematics as mandated by the Florida legislature. This report informs administrators, legislators, and the general public about the reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students
PDF pending restorationFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1999
In 1999,the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) was administered to students in grades 4, 5, 8, and 10 to assess student achievement of the Sunshine State Standards in reading and mathematics as mandated by the Florida legislature. This report informs administrators, legislators, and the general public about the reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1999
In 1999, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) was administered to students in grades 4, 5, 8, and 10 to assess student achievement of the Sunshine State Standards in reading and mathematics as mandated by the Florida legislature. This report informs administrators, legislators, and the general public about the reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Grade 10
Perry, Katye M., Ed.; And Others – 1985
These combined proceedings summarize presentations of two conference programs designed to address state-mandated student achievement issues. Dr. Terrel Bell delivered the keynote speech at a teleconference focusing on a broad perspective of competency testing. He discussed testing problems, as well as positive aspects such as comparison, diagnosis…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Economics, Educational Policy
Nichols, Diane B. – 1987
This practicum report is a structured account of efforts to improve student test scores and maximize the use of available test data in two rural Florida schools. This practicum was designed to evaluate the meaningfulness and use of Florida's State Student Assessment Test (SSAT) to teachers of second and third grade students. The SSAT is required…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Grade 2, Grade 3
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1999
In 1999, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) was administered to students in grades 4, 5, 8, and 10 to assess student achievement of the Sunshine State Standards in reading and mathematics as mandated by the Florida legislature. This report informs administrators, legislators, and the general public about the reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Grade 8
