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Download full textSanchez, Edgar – ACT, Inc., 2019
Test preparation plays an important role in high-stakes standardized testing. While test preparation companies may claim large, at times unrealistic, gains associated with product use, much of which can be very costly, scientific research supports a more moderate impact of test preparation. ACT offers a number of test preparation opportunities for…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Test Preparation, Online Courses, Scores
Peer reviewedShi, Wenjie – English Language Teaching, 2018
The study looks at the three essential issues concerning the ESP classroom, the practitioners, teaching materials and testing tools, by reflecting on the publications of the ESP classroom three decades earlier and examining the current developments in China. First, in response to the demographic changes in the ESP practitioners and the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English for Special Purposes, Instructional Materials, Testing Programs
Direct linkTsai, Nancy Wang – Journal of Education for Business, 2016
The development of advanced and affordable information technologies has enabled higher education institutes to instantly deliver course or training materials to its students via the Internet without any time or location limitations. At the same time, the identical technology has also empowered distance learning students with easier opportunities…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Online Courses, Student Behavior, Testing Programs
Stohlman, Trey – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
A good assessment plan combines many direct and indirect measures to validate the collected data. One often controversial assessment measure comes in the form of retention exams. Although assessment retention exams may come with faults, others advocate for their inclusion in program assessment. Objective-based tests may offer insight to…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Retention (Psychology), Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Roberts, Greg; Scammacca, Nancy; Osman, David J.; Hall, Colby; Mohammed, Sarojani S.; Vaughn, Sharon – Educational Psychology Review, 2014
Promoting Acceleration of Comprehension and Content through Text (PACT) and similar team-based models directly engage and support students in learning situations that require cognitive elaboration as part of the processing of new information. Elaboration is subject to metacognitive control, as well (Karpicke, "Journal of Experimental…
Descriptors: Metacognition, History Instruction, Recall (Psychology), Correlation
Thurlow, Martha L.; Albus, Debra A.; Lazarus, Sheryl S. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2015
Graduation requirements and diploma options for students with disabilities who participate in the general assessment has been a topic of interest for many years. The recent push for all students, including those with disabilities, to leave school ready for college and career has heightened the importance of understanding what states are requiring…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Graduation Requirements
Altun, Sertel; Yücel-Toy, Banu – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
This purpose of this study is to investigate how the course designed based on constructivist principles has been implemented, what actions have been taken to solve problems and what thoughts have arisen in the minds of teacher candidates with regard to the constructivist learning approach. In this study, an action research was employed which…
Descriptors: Action Research, Constructivism (Learning), Preservice Teachers, Course Descriptions
Multimodal Reading Comprehension: Curriculum Expectations and Large-Scale Literacy Testing Practices
Unsworth, Len – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2014
Interpreting the image-language interface in multimodal texts is now well recognized as a crucial aspect of reading comprehension in a number of official school syllabi such as the recently published Australian Curriculum: English (ACE). This article outlines the relevant expected student learning outcomes in this curriculum and draws attention to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
Smith, Adrienne A. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. A total of 7,752 science and mathematics teachers in schools across the United…
Descriptors: National Surveys, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics
Fulkerson, William O. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. A total of 7,752 science and mathematics teachers in schools across the United…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Educational Trends
Weis, Aaron M. – Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. A total of 7,752 science and mathematics teachers in schools across the United…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Science Education, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Surveys
Horizon Research, Inc., 2013
The 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education was designed to provide up-to-date information and to identify trends in the areas of teacher background and experience, curriculum and instruction, and the availability and use of instructional resources. A total of 7,752 science and mathematics teachers in schools across the United…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Educational Trends
Radford, Alexandria Walton; Horn, Laura – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
These Web Tables provide an overview of classes taken and credits earned by a nationwide sample of first-time beginning postsecondary students based on data from the Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) of the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study. PETS collected transcripts from all the postsecondary institutions…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Freshmen, Academic Records, Longitudinal Studies
Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk; Carter, Stephen – 1987
In 1986, a study of remedial programs in Texas community colleges was conducted to determine the range of current practices and to assess the outcomes achieved. Each campus was sent a detailed self-study guide focusing on policies and practices related to assessment and placement, descriptive and evaluative information, policies related to course…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Educational Diagnosis, Noncredit Courses
ACT, Inc., 2009
The "Measuring College and Career Readiness" report for each state represents a snapshot of the ACT-tested graduates in the class of 2009 and focuses on their readiness for college and careers. Designed to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness, the report is not intended to be comprehensive but…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, School Readiness, Higher Education, Testing Programs
