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Download full textAlbus, Debra; Thurlow, Martha; Bremer, Chris – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2009
The 2006-2007 school year was the eighth annual reporting period since disaggregating the performance of students with disabilities on state and district-wide assessments was required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It is the fifth reporting period since the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Alternative Assessment, Special Needs Students, Disabilities
Chudowsky, Naomi; Chudowsky, Victor; Kober, Nancy – Center on Education Policy, 2009
This report is the first in a series of reports describing results from the Center on Education Policy's (CEP's) third annual analysis of state testing data. The report provides an update on student performance at the proficient level of achievement, and for the first time, includes data about student performance at the advanced and basic levels.…
Descriptors: Scores, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Achievement Gains
Chudowsky, Naomi; Chudowsky, Victor – Center on Education Policy, 2009
Many in the research and policy worlds have taken for granted the existence of a phenomenon known as the "plateau effect," wherein test scores rise in the early years of a test-based accountability system and then level off. Drawing from our database of reading and math test results from all 50 states going back as far as 1999, the…
Descriptors: Test Results, Testing Programs, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Achieve, Inc., 2008
States are increasingly focusing the mission of their elementary and secondary education systems on preparing all students for success in postsecondary education and 21st century careers. As standards have increased, so too have graduation requirements. Today, 20 states and the District of Columbia have adopted such high school graduation…
Descriptors: High School Students, Graduation, Graduation Requirements, Accountability
Kupermintz, Haggai – 2002
This report reanalyzes test score data from Florida public schools in the context of determining the effects of vouchers on student performance. In response to a recent report from the Manhattan Institute, An Evaluation of the Florida A-Plus Accountability and School Choice Program, by J. P. Greene, 2001, it offers a different perspective and an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Educational Vouchers
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2004
This publication outlines tests that are included in the North Carolina Testing Program. The end-of-grade tests are curriculum based multiple-choice reading comprehension and mathematics tests that measure curricular competencies described in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. These tests are administered to all eligible students within…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement
CLAST: College-Level Academic Skills Test. Statewide and Institutional Report of Results, 1998-1999.
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1999
The College-Level Academic Skill Test (CLAST) is part of Florida's system of educational accountability. It is an achievement test that measures students' attainment of the college-level communication and mathematics skills that were identified by faculties of community colleges and state universities. Students in community colleges and state…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, College Students
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1993
The College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) is mandated as part of Florida's system of educational accountability. The CLAST is an achievement test that measures students' attainment of the college-level communication and mathematics skills that have been identified by the faculties of community colleges and state universities. Four subtests…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, College Students, Communication Skills
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1994
The College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), mandated as part of Florida's system of educational accountability, is an achievement test that measures students' attainment of the college-level communication and mathematics skills that have been identified by the faculties of community colleges and state universities. The essay subtest examines…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, College Students, Communication Skills
Shellman, David W. – 1992
The paradox of site-based school management with use of standardized tests or instructional management systems that restrict teacher choices was evident in one school district in North Carolina in which measurement of student success has centered on student performance on state-mandated tests. A study was conducted to see if students whose…
Descriptors: Accountability, Communication Skills, Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests
Le Floch, Kerstin Carlson; Martinez, Felipe; O'Day, Jennifer; Stecher, Brian; Taylor, James; Cook, Andrea – US Department of Education, 2007
This report presents findings about accountability from two longitudinal studies, the National Longitudinal Study of "No Child Left Behind" (NLS-"NCLB"), and the Study of State Implementation of Accountability and Teacher Quality Under "No Child Left Behind" (SSI-"NCLB"). The research teams for these two…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Academic Achievement
Delaware Department of Education, 2006
This report, submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, contains summary details of Delaware students' growth in the areas of reading, mathematics, writing, science and social studies. The results reported herein are part of a long-term effort to gather data on Delaware students' educational progress and use the data to inform decisions about…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 3, Educational Testing, Accountability
