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Evaluating Student Performance amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Propensity Score Matching
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Hudson, Kimberly M.; Tomkowicz, Joanna T.; Li, Wen-Ching – Online Submission, 2022
The purpose of the current research study was to investigate the extent to which student performance was influenced by the disruption to learning that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To explain observed differences in performance, we compared outcomes from a state-wide summative testing program between students who were administered the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Academic Achievement, Scores
Evaluation of the Impact of Equating Approach on the Parameter and Student Score Stability Using Pre- and Post-Equated Designs in the Post-Pandemic Environment
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Tomkowicz, Joanna; Kim, Dong-In; Wan, Ping – Online Submission, 2022
In this study we evaluated the stability of item parameters and student scores, using the pre-equated (pre-pandemic) parameters from Spring 2019 and post-equated (post-pandemic) parameters from Spring 2021 in two calibration and equating designs related to item parameter treatment: re-estimating all anchor parameters (Design 1) and holding the…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Test Items, Evaluation Methods, Pandemics
Estimating Standard Errors for School PAAC's in Generalizability Theory.
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Lee, Guemin; Fitzpatrick, Anne R.; Ito, Kyoko – 2001
School test performance is commonly summarized in terms of the percentage of students at or above a cut score (PAAC) that has been set on a test. Two approaches to estimating the standard errors for school PAACs were examined in this study: conditional standard errors and overall standard errors. The tests used were English language arts and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cutting Scores, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Does Bilingual Education Work?
McConnell, Beverly – 1979
Two major evaluations of bilingual education differed significantly in evaluation design and results. The American Institute for Research (AIR) conducted the national impact study for bilingual education and gathered data from many programs. AIR based its study on comparisons of mathematics and language arts achievement of students in bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Testing, Control Groups, Curriculum
Effects of An Integrated Format for Reading Instruction on the Comprehension and Word-Recognition Performance of Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Students Who Exhibit Severe Reading Problems.
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Parmer, Lavada Jacumin; Thames, Dana G.; Kazelskis, Richard – 1997
A study examined the effectiveness of an integrated language arts instructional format for teaching reading compared with the effectiveness of the typical traditional reading program. The study investigated the effectiveness of approaches that are representative of both viewpoints of the reading process (i.e., word recognition and the construction…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Integrated Activities, Intermediate Grades
Classroom Characteristics Related to Ethnic Achievement Gap Reduction.
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Ramey, Madelaine – 1992
Problems involved in reducing the achievement gap among ethnic groups in the Seattle (Washington) public schools were studied. An 11-member team selected 25 elementary schools and 216 classrooms for the study, which included classroom observations, teacher questionnaires, and measurement of ethnic achievement gap reduction through California…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques