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Buly, Marsha Riddle; Valencia, Sheila W. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2002
Studied beyond students' failing scores on a state reading assessment to investigate the needs of struggling students and implications for policy. Results for 108 students in 17 elementary schools suggest that scores on state tests mask distinctive and multifaceted patterns of students'reading abilities that require dramatically different…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Parke, Carol S.; Lane, Suzanne; Stone, Clement A. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2006
The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) and the Maryland Learning Outcomes (MLOs) in a number of areas including teacher, principal, and student beliefs, classroom practices, and student learning in reading and writing. A statewide sample of 90 elementary and middle…
Descriptors: State Programs, Writing Evaluation, Reading Tests, High Stakes Tests
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Center for Professional Development. – 1991
In April 1991, members of the Kentucky Educational Research Association (KERA), held a conference to discuss performance assessment and its use in Kentucky schools. The following papers from the conference are included: (1) "Our Conference and the Performance Assessment Committee" (S. Kifer); (2) "Performance Assessment: A National…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Conference Papers, Educational Assessment, Educational Research