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Cronin, John; Jensen, Nate – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
When New York state released the first results of the exams under the Common Core State Standards, many wrongly believed that the results showed dramatic declines in student achievement. A closer look at the results showed that student achievement may have increased. Another lesson from the exams is that states need to closely coordinate new data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, State Standards, Core Curriculum, Achievement Gains
Puleo, Vincent T.; Lieberman, Billie E. – 1986
This preliminary investigation explored a means of maximizing the use of standardized test results. In addition to the usual package of alpha and ranked norm-referenced test reports, a special series of reports by the California Test Bureau/McGraw-Hill was generated for remedial reading and mathematics teachers. These reports displayed primarily…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis
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Burke, Karen – College Student Journal, 2005
Policy makers in states across the country are taking a hard look at prospective teachers and the colleges that train them. Anyone who seeks permanent certification to teach in elementary or secondary schools in most states is now required to achieve a qualifying score on a set of tests administered by the State Teacher Certification Examination…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Certification, Student Teachers, Predictor Variables