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High-Stakes Testing & Student Learning.
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Amrein, Audrey L.; Berliner, David C. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2002
Studied 18 states with high-stakes testing to see if their programs were affecting student learning, analyzing results from additional tests covering some of the same domain as each state's own test. Findings suggest that in all but one case, student learning is indeterminate, remains at the same level, or actually decreases with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, Learning, State Programs
Block Scheduling Effects on a State Mandated Test of Basic Skills.
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Veal, William R.; Schreiber, James – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
Examined the effects of a tri-schedule (traditional, 4x4 block, and hybrid) schedules running at the same time on the academic achievement of 327 high school students. Discusses implications of findings for schools considering block scheduling. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Block Scheduling