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What Does It Mean to Meet Expectations? Comparing K-3 Interim Literacy Assessments to 3rd Grade State Literacy Assessments
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Aaron Soo Ping Chow; Amanda Nabors – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: Early-grade reading proficiency is well documented as in important factor for later academic success. Researchers and educators consider the achievement of reading proficiency by the end of grade three to be crucial to future academic success and financial independence (Hein et al., 2013; La Paro & Pianta, 2000; Singh, 2013). As…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Grade 3, Emergent Literacy
A First Look at Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Results of Initial Analysis Based on State Grantee Literacy Screening Assessments
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Mariann Lemke; Dan Murphy; Aaron Soo Ping Chow; Hayley Spencer; Angela Zhang – WestEd, 2023
Beginning with the 2020/21 school year, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) began collecting literacy screening assessment data from schools and districts participating in certain state grants. Screening assessment benchmark scores were available for just over 35,000 unique students across 2020/21 and 2021/22,…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Emergent Literacy, Disadvantaged, English Language Learners
The Influence of Socioeconomic, Parental, and District Factors on the 2013 MCAS Grade 4 Language Arts and Mathematics Scores
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Caldwell, Dale G. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This correlational, explanatory study utilized multiple linear and hierarchical regression to examine the predictive power of socioeconomic, parental and district factors on the total percentage of students who scored Proficient or Advanced Proficient on the 2013 MCAS Grade 4 language arts and mathematics test. The population for this study…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, Correlation
Transitioning English Language Learners in Massachusetts: An Exploratory Data Review
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2012
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education commissioned this paper to explore several questions about students who are English language learners (ELL) in Massachusetts: (1) For how many years is a typical ELL student in Massachusetts classified as limited English proficient (LEP)?; (2) How much variation is there in a the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Limited English Speaking, Classification, Student Characteristics
Systemic Functional Linguistics Theory in Practice: A Longitudinal Study of a School-University Partnership Reforming Writing Instruction in an Urban Elementary School
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Daniello, Frank – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The ability to express meaning in prose is a foundational skill in our society. Given the importance of being a competent writer, concern with the quality of writing instruction is a recurring theme among American educators (Cutler & Graham, 2008; Gilbert & Graham, 2010; National Commission on Writing, 2003, 2004, 2006). Research shows…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Longitudinal Studies, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education
MA State Profile. Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)
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Center on Education Policy, 2010
This paper provides information about Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), a comprehensive standards-based test. The purpose of the test is to: (1) Inform and improve classroom instruction; (2) Evaluate student, school, and district performance according to Massachusetts Curriculum Framework content standards and MCAS performance…
Descriptors: High Schools, Exit Examinations, Educational Assessment, Academic Standards