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Stecher, Brian M. – 2000
This report describes important features of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SM-MUSD), providing background information as the district establishes its goals. The analysis shows that SM-MUSD's total revenues are greater than those of similar districts and Los Angeles County on a per-pupil basis but below the revenues of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Local Norms
Portland Public Schools, OR. Evaluation Dept. – 1983
The Portland (OR) School District has a long-standing tradition of local achievement test development. Portland prefers to use scores and reporting procedures which capitalize on the advantages of "equal interval" which can be analyzed statistically by all procedures available. Portland testing programs serve a number of purposes: (1)…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Latent Trait Theory, Local Norms
Ekong, Pamela Hemmick – 1984
This study sought to determine whether there is a variety of Nigerian English acceptable as a teaching model to prospective Nigerian primary school teachers of different ethnic groups. Results indicate that: (1) contrary to common belief, there are Nigerians of different ethnic groups who speak a variety of English acceptable to other Nigerians of…
Descriptors: English Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Variation
Download full textColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. School Improvement and Leadership Services Unit. – 1982
This literature review briefly lists the findings of studies on effective schools. The findings are organized under the following categories (which correspond to the Indicator of Quality Schools Assessment instrument categories): curricular congruence, assessment, leadership of the principal, high expectations, school wide norms, school climate,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Evaluation and Assessment Section. – 1982
This report on student achievement in Illinois describes and synthesizes the results of six different measures of the achievement of Illinois students. The six tests are: (1) Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress, (2) Decade Study Test, (3) High School and Beyond Test, (4) Scholastic Aptitude Test, (5) American College Test, and (6) National…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. School Improvement and Leadership Services Unit. – 1982
This document is the complete Indicators of Quality Schools assessment instrument. The instrument is a series of checklists of school practices found in schools known to have an effective instructional program organized under 12 topic areas (with subitems listed under each area): curricular congruence; assessment; leadership of the principal; high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Evaluation and Assessment Section. – 1984
This second annual report on student achievement in Illinois describes and synthesizes the results of four different achievement measures: the Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress (IIEP), High School and Beyond Test, Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the American College Test. This report provides an analysis of student progress across years,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education
Useem, Elizabeth L. – 1990
Several studies of mathematics education have singled out the early and rigid ability grouping as one of the principal reasons for mathematics underachievement in the United States. Public schools in the United States engage in extensive sorting of students into sharply differentiated curricula by the end of sixth or seventh grade. This study…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Walberg, Herbert J.; Fowler, William J., Jr. – 1986
A large scale study was undertaken to shed light on the question of school district efficiency, that is, the extent to which school districts are able to increase achievement beyond what would be expected from their families socioeconomic origins. Average scores on state-developed and nationally-standardized tests of third, sixth, and ninth…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics
Peer reviewedNorris, Marylee K.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1989
An adaptation of the Hannah-Gardner Test of Verbal and Nonverbal Language Functioning was developed to be used in screening the language skills of 540 low-income Black, English-dominant Hispanic, and Anglo preschool children. The procedures used to calculate local norms and other issues involved in screening minority populations are discussed.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities, Limited English Speaking
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1987
This document provides tables of enrollment and staff data among nonpublic schools in New York. One of the 11 tables compares public with nonpublic school enrollment. Most tables include notes of explanation and of criteria used for categorizing schools. Tables included are the following: (1) Nonpublic School Enrollment by Level and Affiliation,…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Ethnic Distribution
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1990
Data are presented to allow comparisons of school districts on various characteristics that result from, or are closely connected with, education in South Carolina. This document presents 115 tables of ranked characteristics related to public education in South Carolina. The characteristics are arranged alphabetically by the 91 school district or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, County School Districts, Economics, Educational Finance
Leatt, Desmond J. – OSSC Bulletin, 1987
Research findings and examples of inschool suspension programs in Oregon are combined in this bulletin. An introduction defines "at-risk" students as those having behavioral or attendance problems. Unlike traditional out-of-school suspension, alternative programs attempt to keep at-risk students at school. Chapter 1 surveys three…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Problems, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Planning
