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Download full textStrange, Marty; Johnson, Jerry; Finical, Ashton – Rural School and Community Trust, 2009
The authors discuss two "weighted" grant formulas intended to better target funding to districts with the highest concentrations of poverty, contending that under weighted grants, undesirable effects can occur, including: (1) Per pupil funding for a Title I student in a large school district is greater than that for a Title I student in…
Descriptors: Weighted Scores, Grants, Federal Programs, Federal Aid
Direct linkShermis, Mark D.; Long, Susanne K. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2009
This study investigated the convergent and discriminant validity of the high-stakes Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in both reading and writing at grade levels 4, 8, and 10. The data from the 2006 FCAT administration were analyzed via traditional multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) analysis to identify the factor structure and structural…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Writing Tests, Validity
Qian, Jiahe – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
This study explores the use of a mapping technique to test the invariance of proficiency standards over time for state performance tests. First, the state proficiency standards are mapped onto the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scale. Then, rather than looking at whether there is a deviation in proficiency standards directly,…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, State Standards, Scores, Achievement Tests
Braun, Henry; Qian, Jiahe – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
This report describes the derivation and evaluation of a method for comparing the performance standards for public school students set by different states. It is based on an approach proposed by McLaughlin and associates, which constituted an innovative attempt to resolve the confusion and concern that occurs when very different proportions of…
Descriptors: State Standards, Comparative Analysis, Public Schools, National Competency Tests
Sonstelie, Jon – Public Policy Institute of California, 2007
This report contains estimates of the cost to California's public schools of meeting the state's achievement standards. In the aggregate, the cost is about 40 percent greater than the expenditures of California schools in 2003-04. The bulk of these additional costs are for resources needed to boost achievement in schools primarily serving students…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Low Income, Graduation Rate, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedFeldt, Leonard S. – Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development, 2004
In some settings, the validity of a battery composite or a test score is enhanced by weighting some parts or items more heavily than others in the total score. This article describes methods of estimating the total score reliability coefficient when differential weights are used with items or parts.
Descriptors: Test Items, Scoring, Cognitive Processes, Test Validity
Harris, Debbi; Burian-Fitzgerald, Marisa – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2004
The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires school districts in every state to publish and disseminate annual report cards with information on district performance. Schools are required to report similar information. These report cards must include not only information on overall student achievement, but also on the performance of…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Federal Legislation, Dropout Rate, Ethnic Groups
