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Huddleston, Andrew P.; Rockwell, Elizabeth C. – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2015
This historical critique of high-stakes testing in reading focuses on selected events from three historical movements: 1) the history of standardized testing, 2) the history of standardized reading tests, and 3) the history of high-stakes testing. These three interrelated histories have produced the high-stakes, standardized reading tests used in…
Descriptors: Criticism, High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Efficiency
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Anthony, Jason L. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
This study evaluated Earobics Step 1, a commercial literacy program, and examined whether impact varied with children's school readiness and classroom instruction. Participants included 247 kindergarteners from 37 classrooms in nine Title 1 schools. Children were randomly assigned to receive 21 weeks of computerized instruction with Earobics or…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Program Effectiveness, School Readiness, Randomized Controlled Trials