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Sullivan, Jeremy R.; Holcomb, Michelle R. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2010
This article presents a review of the "Psychosocial Evaluation and Threat Risk Assessment" (PETRA), a 60-item self-report instrument "designed to address the psychosocial characteristics most commonly associated with acts of school violence" among middle school and high school students ages 11 to 18 years. The PETRA was…
Descriptors: Violence, Psychological Evaluation, Social Desirability, Test Reviews
Betebenner, Damian W. – Education and the Public Interest Center, 2008
This study examines the relationship between high-stakes school accountability and its effects upon student test scores and school policies. The authors seek to understand the extent to which accountability sanctions and incentives for the poorest-performing schools in Florida explain subsequent changes in school practices and policies as well as…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, Statistical Analysis