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Impact of the Accountability System on Perceptions and Practices of South Texas Elementary School Teachers
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Cruz, Andrea; Brown, Michelle S. – Research in the Schools, 2010
The impact of the accountability system on perceptions and practices of elementary teachers in South Texas was examined. A mixed methods approach was utilized in this descriptive study. Participants were randomly selected and included 192 educators from 12 campuses, from various districts. Teachers stated that they experienced a great deal of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
The Relationship between Eighth-Grade Reading Scores and Achievement on the Georgia High School Graduation Test.
Demps, Deborah L.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Research in the Schools, 2001
Studied whether eighth-grade reading scores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills predict success on the five subtests of the Georgia High School Graduation Test. Findings for 102 high school seniors show that reading scores are statistically significantly related to all five subtests, with correlations ranging from 0.69 to 0.86. (SLD)
Descriptors: Correlation, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools
Academic Achievement and Magnet Schools.
Dickson, Betty L.; Pinchback, Carolyn L.; Kennedy, Robert L. – Research in the Schools, 2000
Collected Stanford Achievement Test, Eighth Edition scores for 560 elementary school students in a mid-southern urban school district, two-thirds of whom were black, and half of whom were magnet school participants. Findings show statistically significant differences for magnet/nonmagnet and black/white groups. Adjusted posttest scores of black…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Effect Size
An Analysis of Factors Related to School-District Size in Arkansas.
Gilbert, Michael B. – Research in the Schools, 2000
Examined and analyzed critical features concerning school district size in Arkansas: standardized test scores, per-pupil expenditures, remediation rates, and students eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Data from a variety of sources do not reveal functional relationships between school district size and these variables. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Low Income Groups
Math and Reading Tests: Dissimilar Scores Provided by Similar Tests for African-American Students.
Wickes, Kevin; Slate, John R. – Research in the Schools, 1999
Analyzed academic achievement scores of 115 African American students referred for psychological examination. Although tests purported to measure the same mathematics or reading constructs, statistically significant mean differences were present in four of six comparisons. Reading comprehension measures shared the lowest amount of common variance.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Mathematics Achievement
Score Comparisons of ACCUPLACER (Computer-Adaptive) and COMPANION (Paper) Reading Tests: Empirical Validation and School Policy.
Cole, Jason C.; Lutkus, Anthony D. – Research in the Schools, 1997
A college administered the computer-adaptive ACCUPLACER (College Board, 1995) reading placement test to 399 entering students and its paper-and-pencil version, COMPANION, to 481 students. When the age of the two groups was held constant, no differences were found between the groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Age Differences, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
Effects of Learning Style Accommodation on Achievement of Second Graders.
Knight, Carol Bugg; Halpin, Gerald; Halpin, Glennelle – Research in the Schools, 1996
Whether grades earned in reading, mathematics, and language by 158 second graders when learning environmental accommodations were made in the areas of light, sound, temperature, design, and mobility differed from grades of control group students without these accommodations was studied. Control group students had higher mathematics and language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Control Groups, Educational Environment
Differences in Reading and Math Achievement Test Scores for Students Experiencing Academic Difficulty.
Slate, John R.; Jones, Craig H. – Research in the Schools, 1996
Implications of the relationships among mathematics and reading achievement tests scores uncovered by testing 366 elementary school students with academic difficulties are discussed. Tests are the: (1) KeyMath-Revised (J. Connolly, 1988); (2) Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised (F. Markwardt, 1989); (3) Wechsler Individual Achievement Test…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Gender Differences in Achievement Scores on the Metropolitan Achievement Test-6 and the Stanford Achievement Test-8.
Slate, John R.; Jones, Craig H.; Turnbough, Rose; Bauschlicher, Lynn – Research in the Schools, 1994
Gender differences in scores on the Metropolitan Achievement Test (secondary students) and Stanford Achievement Test (elementary school students) were studied with 844 white students in Mississippi. Results are consistent with other recent research in which females outperformed males, supporting the contention that gender differences favoring…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Secondary School Students