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Download full textKoon, Sharon; Petscher, Yaacov – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2015
The purpose of this report was to explicate the use of logistic regression and classification and regression tree (CART) analysis in the development of early warning systems. It was motivated by state education leaders' interest in maintaining high classification accuracy while simultaneously improving practitioner understanding of the rules…
Descriptors: Classification, Regression (Statistics), Models, At Risk Students
Koon, Sharon; Petscher, Yaacov; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2014
This study examines whether the classification and regression tree (CART) model improves the early identification of students at risk for reading comprehension difficulties compared with the more difficult to interpret logistic regression model. CART is a type of predictive modeling that relies on nonparametric techniques. It presents results in…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties, Identification, Reading Comprehension
Koon, Sharon; Petscher, Yaacov; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2014
State education leaders are often interested in identifying schools that have demonstrated success with improving the literacy of students who are at the highest level of risk for reading difficulties. The identification of these schools that are "beating the odds" is typically accomplished by comparing a school's observed…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Skills, Reading Difficulties, At Risk Students
Petscher, Yaacov; Kershaw, Sarah; Koon, Sharon; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2014
Districts and schools use progress monitoring to assess student progress, to identify students who fail to respond to intervention, and to further adapt instruction to student needs. Researchers and practitioners often use progress monitoring data to estimate student achievement growth (slope) and evaluate changes in performance over time for…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Achievement Gains, High Stakes Tests, Prediction
Gersten, Russell; Taylor, Mary Jo; Keys, Tran D.; Rolfhus, Eric; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2014
This study used a systematic process modeled after the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) study review process to answer the question: What does the causal research say are effective math professional development interventions for K-12 teachers aimed at improving student achievement? The study identified and screened 910 research studies in a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Professional Development, Mathematics Instruction
Anderson, Kim; Harrison, Tiffany; Lewis, Karla – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2012
Based on interviews with state officials in the six Southeast Region states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina), this study describes state processes for adopting the Common Core State Standards (a common set of expectations across states for what students are expected to know in English language arts and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Alignment (Education)
Anderson, Kim; Harrison, Tiffany; Lewis, Karla – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2012
Based on interviews with state officials in the six Southeast Region states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina), this study describes state processes for adopting the Common Core State Standards (a common set of expectations across states for what students are expected to know in English language arts and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Alignment (Education)
Anderson, Kimberly S.; Dufford-Melendez, Kathleen – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2011
This report details Title III accountability policies and outcomes for K-12 English language learner (ELL) students for school year 2007/08 in the six Southeast Region states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina) under the Title III annual measurable achievement objectives (AMAO) provision of the No Child…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Definitions, Educational Improvement
Anderson, Kimberly S.; Dufford-Melendez, Kathleen – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2011
This report details Title III accountability policies and outcomes for K-12 English language learner (ELL) students for school year 2007/08 in the six Southeast Region states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina) under the Title III annual measurable achievement objectives (AMAO) provision of the No Child…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Definitions, Educational Improvement
Estacion, Angela; D'Souza, Stephanie; Bozick, Robert – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2011
This report describes career academies in 12 Florida school districts in the 2006/07 school year. It examines their structure and career clusters, the high schools offering them, and the students enrolled. This study is driven by three research questions: (1) How many career academies were there, and of what types? (2) What were the…
Descriptors: Career Academies, School Districts, High Schools, High School Students
Estacion, Angela; Cotner, Bridget A.; D'Souza, Stephanie; Smith, Chrystal A. S.; Borman, Kathryn M. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2011
This study of advanced-level high school courses that offer credit toward both a high school diploma and a college degree in Florida compares one such program (dual enrollment) with others, describing the number and characteristics of grade 11 and 12 students enrolled overall and by district. It also examines dual enrollment partnerships between…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Placement, Eligibility, Quality Control
Estacion, Angela; Cotner, Bridget A.; D'Souza, Stephanie; Smith, Chrystal A. S.; Borman, Kathryn M. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2011
This study of advanced-level high school courses that offer credit toward both a high school diploma and a college degree in Florida compares one such program (dual enrollment) with others, describing the number and characteristics of grade 11 and 12 students enrolled overall and by district. It also examines dual enrollment partnerships between…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Placement, Eligibility, Quality Control
