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Hollingsworth, Hilary; Heard, Jonathan; Weldon, Paul R. – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2019
Each year teachers and principals in schools across Australia invest much time and effort, and considerable expense, in activities related to communicating student learning progress. However little is known about the effectiveness of these activities, including the extent to which they are valued by stakeholders, whether they are considered to…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Academic Achievement, Program Descriptions, Data Collection
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Hopstock, Paul J.; Pelczar, Marisa P. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This technical report and user's guide is designed to provide researchers with an overview of the design and implementation of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), as well as with information on how to access the PISA 2009 data. This information is meant to supplement that presented in Organization for Economic Cooperation…
Descriptors: Parent Materials, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness
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Utley, Bonnie L.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1987
The study examined the effects of observation alone and observation coupled with data collection on teachers' (N=40) ability to analyze trends in handicapped student academic performance, based on videotaped samples. Observation alone was adequate to accurately analyze upward trends, but data were required to accurately analyze level and downward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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Tripplett, DeWayne; Sloan, Charles – Journal of the Association for the Study of Perception, 1977
Compares the incidence of handedness for specific adult age groups with data collected on children for comparable time spans and makes some judgments regarding incremental tendencies. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research, Lateral Dominance
Stancavage, Fran; And Others – 1996
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a survey of national trends in educational achievement, is attempting to expand its inclusion of students with disabilities or limitations that have previously caused them to be excluded from the assessment. The study described was a precursor to the 1996 changes in NAEP inclusion procedures.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Shriner, James G.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1995
Analysis of several national surveys found that states collect a tremendous amount of data on educational outcomes, but little on the status of students with disabilities. Trends toward increasing local control concerning decisions of testing participation and accommodation strategies were found. The need for carefully planned inclusion of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Erickson, Ron; And Others – 1996
This report presents the results of the fifth annual survey of state activities in the assessment of educational outcomes for students with disabilities. The survey of state directors of special education requested information in the areas of federally reported data, assessment of outcomes, participation of students with disabilities in state…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Billett, Stephen; McKavanagh, Charlie; Beven, Fred; Angus, Lawrence; Seddon, Terri; Gough, John; Hayes, Sharon; Robertson, Ian – 1999
A 1998 study conducted by researchers from the Centre For Learning and Work Research at Griffith Univ. and The Studies of Work, Education and Training, at Monash Univ. sought to evaluate the contributions of competency-based training (CBT) and assessment to Australian vocational education and training. "Introduction" (Stephen Billet,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Change Strategies, Competence, Competency Based Education
Brooks, Greg; Giles, Kerry; Harman, John; Kendall, Sally; Rees, Felicity; Whittaker, Sara – 2001
Research on adult basic skills in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the English-speaking world was reviewed. The review focused on the following aspects of adult basic skills education: the scale of need and impact of poor basic skills; learner characteristics; motivation, attendance, dropping out, and progression; provision and programs; tutors…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning