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Download full textMontana Office of Public Instruction, 2016
Montana's definition of a basic system of quality public elementary and secondary schools includes educational programs for at-risk students (20-9-309, MCA). State statute defines an at-risk student as a "student who is affected by environmental conditions that negatively impact the student's educational performance or threaten a student's…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Public Schools, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Beard, Jonathan; Marini, Jessica P. – College Board, 2015
The continued accumulation of validity evidence for the intended uses of educational assessment scores is critical to ensure that inferences made using the scores are sound. To that end, the College Board has continued to collect college outcome data to evaluate the relationship between SAT® scores and college success. This report provides updated…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, Predictive Validity, Educational Assessment, Evidence
Kastberg, David; Roey, Stephen; Ferraro, David; Lemanski, Nita; Erberber, Ebru – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The "U.S. TIMSS and PIRLS 2011 Technical Report and User's Guide" provides an overview of the design and implementation of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011 and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011 in the United States and the nine participating benchmarking states:…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Reading Achievement
ACT, Inc., 2014
ACT has been a leader in measuring college and career readiness trends for years. Each August, they release "The Condition of College & Career Readiness" (www.act.org/ newsroom/data/2013), their annual report on the progress of the ACT-tested graduating class relative to college readiness. Nationally, 54.3% of the 2013 graduating…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Statistical Data, College Readiness, Science Achievement
Public Policy Forum, 2007
This brochure displays the following data for seven counties in southeastern Wisconsin for the 2006-2007 school year: (1) Total operations expenditures; (2) Property tax revenue; (3) Total enrollment; (4) One-year change in enrollment; (5) Minority enrollment; (6) Free or reduced lunch; (7) Graduation rate; (8) 3rd, 4th, 8th and 10th grade…
Descriptors: Taxes, Graduation Rate, Educational Finance, Counties
PDF pending restorationHill, Richard K. – 1974
When norming tests, it may be preferable to use the matrix sampling technique. The results from the samples may be used to estimate what the distribution of scores would have been if each subject had taken all the items. This paper compares four methods for making these estimates. The sample size made it possible to compare the techniques in a…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Item Sampling
Adkins, E. Robert – 1976
Form 5 of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) was administered to over 35,000 male and female students in grade nine through twelve. The sample was selected to be representative of the students in the national high school population. Normative percentile tables were developed for each subtest and composite for each grade and…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Females, High School Students, Males
Peer reviewedCross, Theodore; And Others – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1995
Provides statistical data that describe the present and potential future of blacks in higher education as well as highlighting positive and durable changes at particular colleges and universities. Specific areas include educational equality, college admissions, standardized test scores, and graduation rates of black athletes. Comments on…
Descriptors: Athletes, Blacks, College Admission, Comparative Analysis
J W K International Corp., Annandale, VA. – 1976
Test performance of a representative sample of 35,291 high school students tested on Form 5 of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is summarized. Separate weighted normative tables are provided by subtest, aptitude composite, grade and sex. This research is furnished as a supplement to the ASVAB Counselor's Manual (DOD 1304.12X,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Females, High School Students, Instructional Program Divisions
Wake County Public Schools System, Raleigh, NC. Dept. of Evaluation and Research. – 1994
This document is a collection of profiles of Wake County (North Carolina) Public School System schools in the 1993-94 school year. Profiles have been created to help administrators as they present and analyze information about their schools. The four-page profile of each school contains information describing: (1) the school facility; (2) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Manhattan Inst., New York, NY. Center for Civic Innovation. – 2000
This is the second report card on the New York City public schools issued by the Manhattan Institute's Center for Civic Innovation. The "just the facts" format provides a statistical review of performance over 10 years using data made available by the State Education Department and the City Board of Education. In the short term, data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropouts, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
McCann, Kaye R. – 1990
This document is a report to the Delaware State Legislature concerning the results of the Delaware Educational Assessment Program in 1989-90. The Stanford Achievement Test was administered statewide in grades 1 through 8 and grade 11. This administration allowed both national and state comparisons. The average Delaware student performed above the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2005
In recent years, West Virginia high school students have improved their performance on the ACT exam and have been steadily approaching the national average on ACT composite scores. In 2001, the gap between West Virginia test-takers and the national average was eight-tenths of a point. As of 2005, the gap was at six-tenths of a point.…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Public Colleges, Report Cards, College Entrance Examinations
PDF pending restorationTexas Education Agency, Austin. – 1992
This report presents the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) performance results to state officials and the public as required by state law. Compiled in two volumes, TAAS results are aggregated and reported for the state as a whole, for education service centers and individual districts, and in district demographic groupings. This volume…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Exit Examinations, Performance
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1988
1988 is the eighth year of the Arizona Pupil Achievement Testing Program which is administered to fulfill the requirements of Arizona Revised Statutes Section 15-741 through Section 15-744. This legislation mandates that a nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement test be administered during April to all pupils enrolled in Arizona public…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores
