Publication Date
| In 2026 | 1 |
| Since 2025 | 672 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 4054 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 11845 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 29242 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 492 |
| Practitioners | 488 |
| Researchers | 349 |
| Teachers | 336 |
| Administrators | 189 |
| Parents | 68 |
| Community | 67 |
| Students | 45 |
| Counselors | 33 |
| Media Staff | 7 |
| Support Staff | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
| Turkey | 1166 |
| Texas | 790 |
| California | 740 |
| Florida | 603 |
| United States | 572 |
| Canada | 516 |
| Australia | 504 |
| China | 490 |
| North Carolina | 441 |
| New York | 384 |
| United Kingdom | 380 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 65 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 112 |
| Does not meet standards | 116 |
Download full textShrum, Judith L. – 1985
Evaluation of a French and Spanish second language program in grades four through seven of a rural school system has begun with a formative evaluation for the first three years and will conclude with a one-year summative evaluation. The research questions focus on four concerns: (1) school personnel and parent perceptions of the program during its…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives
Wilson, Kenneth M. – 1985
This study was designed to explore the effect of selected test and background variables on the pooled within-school relationship between Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores and first year grade average (FYA), and to assess the potential role of selected Test of English as a Foreign Language-related variables as supplemental predictors…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation, English (Second Language)
Kerckhoff, Alan C. – 1985
This paper reports the findings of an investigation of the effects of school organization and ability grouping on students' academic achievements in Great Britain. Data for the study came from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) conducted by the National Children's Bureau (NCB) of London. The NCDS surveyed virtually every child born in…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cohort Analysis
Grandy, Jerilee – 1984
This study analyzed existing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and selected student background variables to answer the following seven questions about students planning to major in the humanitiess and related social sciences: (1) Have SAT and GRE scores for these students declined? (2) In what ways have…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Ethnic Groups
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1985
Results of the Wisconsin Pupil Assessment Program's 1984 test administrations are summarized. A sample of 16,000 public school students were tested. Tests included objective-referenced tests in writing and understanding of economics, and the norm-referenced Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) test of reading, mathematics, and language.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Economics
McLaughlin, Betty L. – 1984
Data are summarized for results of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and achievement tests administered to high school seniors in Maine during 1984. Results are compared for the state of Maine, New England, and the United States. Trends are noted for the SAT from 1964 to 1984, and for the mathematics, verbal, and achievement tests from 1980 to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, High School Seniors
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1988
Diverse information is compiled to begin to address the question of how well students in Alaska are achieving. In 1987, each of the 55 districts in Alaska submitted results of its standardized testing program for Reading, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Mathematics Problem Solving, and Language Arts for the three school years from 1984-85…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills
Riley, Michelle – 1984
Information is provided on the characteristics of students attending the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) and their general education and liberal arts knowledge. The first sections of the report provide information on the development and administration of the General Academic Assessment (GAA), an instrument containing representative items in the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Correlation
Myerberg, N. James; And Others. – 1983
While the seventh and ninth grade Maryland Functional Mathematics Tests (MFMT) appear valid and well constructed, the 65 percent passing rate for Montgomery County Public Schools' ninth grade students raises questions about the 81 percent passing score set for the MFMT. This standard is far stiffer than the 59 percent set for the Maryland…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cutting Scores, Exceptional Persons, Mathematics Achievement
Cornett, Lynn M. – 1984
The regular certification of arts and science graduates who have not completed the necessary professional education courses has become state policy recently in several states and others are considering it. These four studies provide data on two research questions related to this policy: (1) What, if any, differences in scores on teacher…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Certificates, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Portland Public Schools, OR. Dept. of Research, Evaluation, and Testing. – 1987
This report contains Portland Achievement Levels Tests results for 61 elementary schools, 18 middle schools, and one special program school in the Portland School District for the 1986-87 school year. Twelve different grade-level configurations are represented, from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. Tests are designed to be administered in accordance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Attendance
Alexander, Karl L.; And Others – 1987
Previous research has failed to support the widely held assumption that the academic difficulties experienced by many minority and low socioeconomic status youth are due to their "outsider" standing vis-a-vis the middle class culture thought to govern the social relations of schooling. This analysis suggests that this proposition errs in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Teachers, Expectation, Grade 1
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. GED Testing Service. – 1987
This bibliography lists works dealing with the General Educational Development (GED) tests. Citations range from 1944 to 1987. The works cited are grouped according to the following topics: GED students and their attitudes toward GED programs and adult education; instructional programs and materials predicting readiness for GED testing;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Credibility, Equivalency Tests, Followup Studies
Rachal, Janella – 1986
As part of Louisiana's minimum competency program, the Basic Skills Test (BST) was administered in grades 2 through 5. Student promotion rates in these grades between 1980 and 1985 were examined. Results showed that, in all four grades, the percentage of students retained to repeat the grade increased slightly. The BST was the main, but not the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Canner, Jane; And Others – 1986
In spring 1986, new citywide testing programs in both reading and mathematics were implemented by the New York City Board of Education. In those cases where the test had changed, it was necessary to statistically equate the new tests to the old tests, so that comparisons of equated rather than actual scores could be made during the transitional…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores, Latent Trait Theory
