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Download full textPaul T. von Hippel; Laura Bellows – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2020
At least sixteen US states have taken steps toward holding teacher preparation programs (TPPs) accountable for teacher value-added to student test scores. Yet it is unclear whether teacher quality differences between TPPs are large enough to make an accountability system worthwhile. Several statistical practices can make differences between TPPs…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs, Scores, Accountability
Louisiana Board of Regents, 2018
The Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (subsequently renamed the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, or TOPS) was created by ACT 1375 of the 1997 Regular Legislative Session. The first college freshman class to receive TOPS awards entered postsecondary education in the fall of 1998. ACT 1202 of the 2001 Regular Legislative Session…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, High School Graduates, Scores, Secondary School Curriculum
Louisiana Board of Regents, 2019
The Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (subsequently renamed the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, or TOPS) was created by ACT 1375 of the 1997 Regular Legislative Session. The first college freshman class to receive TOPS awards entered postsecondary education in the fall of 1998. ACT 1202 of the 2001 Regular Legislative Session…
Descriptors: Tuition, College Entrance Examinations, High School Graduates, Eligibility
Louisiana Board of Regents, 2017
The Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (subsequently renamed the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, or TOPS) was created via ACT 1375 during the 1997 Regular Legislative Session. The first college freshman class to receive TOPS awards entered postsecondary education in the fall of 1998. ACT 1202 of the 2001 Regular Legislative Session…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Secondary School Curriculum, High School Graduates
Peer reviewedEdwards, Don; Cummings, Cynthia B. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1990
An evolved form of the Edwards and Beckworth (1989) model for probability selection for Scholastic Achievement Test takers using truncated normal distributions is presented. It is shown that the arguments of Holland and Wainer are not sufficient to reject this model. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Models, Participation, Probability
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1986
This document reports the provincial results of the June 1986 student achievement tests in Alberta in grade 3 mathematics, grade 6 science, and grade 9 English language arts. The achievement tests are specific to the program of studies prescribed by the Minister of Education. The document starts with general information about the testing program…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 3
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Educational Testing and Evaluation. – 1986
This manual contains the statistics generated from the Pennsylvania Quality Education Assessment (QEA) administered in 1986. The assessment was to evaluate the achievement of certain educational objectives in grades 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11 in the public schools. The tests were in the following areas: reading comprehension, writing skills, mathematics,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Bunch, Michael B. – 1986
In 1983 the Maryland State Department of Public Education (MSDE) issued a request for proposals for "The Development of the Score Reporting System for the Maryland Functional Testing Program." The MSDE called for a literature review, a national survey, a statewide survey of user needs and capabilities, an assessment of the state's report…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Design Requirements, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys
