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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Principal Axis Approach to Value-Added Calculation
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He, Qingping; Tymms, Peter – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2014
The assessment of the achievement of students and the quality of schools has drawn increasing attention from educational researchers, policy makers, and practitioners. Various test-based accountability and feedback systems involving the use of value-added techniques have been developed for evaluating the effectiveness of individual teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Regression (Statistics)
Baseline Assessment and Progress during the First Three Years at School.
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Tymms, Peter; Merrell, Christine; Henderson, Brian – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 2000
Analyzed data for more than 1,000 students in 62 classes in England to focus on the progress made during the first 3 years of schooling. Considered the adequacy of the baseline assessment in predicting later progress and the progress students made. Overall, results show that effective early provision has a positive impact on academic achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Prediction
The First Year at School: A Quantitative Investigation of the Attainment and Progress of Pupils.
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Tymms, Peter; Merrell, Christine; Henderson, Brian – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 1997
This study explored the progress 1700 English children made between the beginning and end of their first year of school, the Reception year, which is optional for 4-year olds in England. Findings show that the Reception year has a major impact on literacy and numeracy, although progress varied considerably among schools. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Numeracy