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Direct linkL'Esperance, Mark E.; Lenker, Ethan; Bullock, Ann; Lockamy, Becky; Mason, Cathy – Middle School Journal (J3), 2013
This article offers an overview of the framework that Sampson County Public Schools (North Carolina) used to critically reflect on the current state of their middle grades schools. The article also highlights the changes that resulted from the district-wide analysis and the ways in which these changes led to a significant increase in the academic…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Academic Achievement
OECD Publishing, 2014
The "PISA 2012 Technical Report" describes the methodology underlying the PISA 2012 survey, which tested 15-year-olds' competencies in mathematics, reading and science and, in some countries, problem solving and financial literacy. It examines the design and implementation of the project at a level of detail that allows researchers to…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests
Chauncey, Caroline T., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2011
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) Integrated Data Systems Link Schools and Communities: Researchers Combine School and Non-School Data to Inform Interventions and Policy (Patti Hartigan);…
Descriptors: State Standards, Teaching Methods, Newsletters, Access to Information
Rutkowski, Leslie; Gonzalez, Eugenio; Joncas, Marc; von Davier, Matthias – Educational Researcher, 2010
The technical complexities and sheer size of international large-scale assessment (LSA) databases often cause hesitation on the part of the applied researcher interested in analyzing them. Further, inappropriate choice or application of statistical methods is a common problem in applied research using these databases. This article serves as a…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Measures (Individuals), Data Analysis, Databases
Barry McGaw – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2008
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) underpins its extensive policy work with strong databases of comparable statistics and indicators with which it compares countries. In 2000, it extended its education database with its first collection of data on the performances of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics and science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
Farmer, Michele; Soden, Jackie A. – Voices from the Middle, 2005
Federal mandates have created a high-pressure climate of testing in today's classrooms, and educators are left to balance these constantly changing demands with lessons that will challenge the academic lives of their students. Technology and the wealth of information it makes available can and should change teaching and learning, but that …
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies
Adams, Charles F.; And Others – 1980
IMPACT is a computer-based information system designed to help school districts share materials and expertise and to implement state-mandated evaluation of student achievement. It is designed to meet local, regional, and state evaluation and reporting requirements. Based upon the diagnostic-prescriptive approach to instruction, it consists of: (1)…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum, Databases
