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Barrick, R. Kirby – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1984
This study analyzed the scores of the 585 state FFA (Future Farmers of America) degree applications in Ohio in 1982. The study identified sex, year in school, area of state, and program area of applicants; influence of the scoring areas of the application; and relationships among the scoring areas. (CT)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Degrees (Academic), Exhibits
Strand, Kenneth; Werner, Luceille – 1981
The purpose of this report is to provide summary information regarding the evaluation of the Early Prevention of School Failure Project (EPSFP). Initially funded by the state of Illinois, the EPSFP encourages school districts to identify and remediate deficiencies in students which appear to be related to early school failure. Immediately…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Adkins, Deborah; Kingsbury, G. Gage – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the call for all students to be "proficient" in reading and mathematics by 2014. Yet the law expects each state to define proficiency as it sees fit and design its own tests. This study investigated three research questions related to this policy: (1) How consistent are various…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Tests, Test Validity, Reading Tests