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Bernardo, Jonathan Christian Amor – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to compare the mathematics achievement outcomes of 3rd grade students from some Pacific Island elementary schools that use 1 of 3 different modes of instruction: Direct Instruction (DI), Success for All (SFA), and noncomprehensive school reform (non-CSR). The need for this research stems from the large proportion of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
Guam Department of Education, 2016
This report addresses the reporting requirements of Public Law 26-26 and the provisions of "No Child Left Behind" ("NCLB") as described in the Guam Department of Education Board adopted "District Action Plan" ("DAP"). Public Law 26-26, Section 3106 states that "No later than thirty (30) days following…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Public Schools, Educational Objectives, School Districts
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Newman, Denis; Finney, Pamela B.; Bell, Steve; Turner, Herb; Jaciw, Andrew P.; Zacamy, Jenna L.; Gould, Laura Feagans – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
This report presents the results of an experiment conducted in Alabama beginning in the 2006/07 school year, to determine the effectiveness of the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI), which aims to improve mathematics and science achievement in the state's K-12 schools. This study is the first randomized controlled trial…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Elementary Schools
Guam Department of Education, 2015
This report addresses the reporting requirements of Public Law 26-26 and the provisions of "No Child Left Behind" ("NCLB") as described in the Guam Department of Education Board adopted "District Action Plan" ("DAP"). Public Law 26-26, Section 3106 states that "No later than thirty (30) days following…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Public Schools, Educational Objectives, School Districts
Guam Department of Education, 2014
This report addresses the reporting requirements of Public Law 26-26 and the provisions of "No Child Left Behind" ("NCLB") as described in the Guam Department of Education Board adopted "District Action Plan" ("DAP"). Public Law 26-26, Section 3106 states that "No later than thirty (30) days following…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Public Schools, Educational Objectives, School Districts
Van Voorhis, Frances L.; Maier, Michelle F.; Epstein, Joyce L.; Lloyd, Chrishana M. – MDRC, 2013
This report summarizes research conducted primarily over the past 10 years on how families' involvement in children's learning and development through activities at home and at school affects the literacy, mathematics, and social-emotional skills of children ages 3 to 8. A total of 95 studies of family involvement are reviewed. These include both…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Young Children, Family School Relationship, Intervention
Guam Department of Education, 2013
This report addresses the reporting requirements of Public Law 26-26 and the provisions of "No Child Left Behind" ("NCLB") as described in the Guam Department of Education Board adopted "District Action Plan" ("DAP"). Public Law 26-26, Section 3106 states that "No later than thirty (30) days following…
Descriptors: Public Education, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Graduation Rate
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Shapiro, Edward S.; Keller, Milena A.; Lutz, J. Gary; Santoro, Lana Edwards; Hintze, John M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2006
General outcome measures (GOMs) provide educators with a means to evaluate student progress toward curricular objectives. Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) is one type of GOM that has a long history in the research literature with strong empirical support. With the increased emphasis on instruction linked to state standards and statewide…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Standardized Tests, Achievement Tests, Reading Achievement
Guam Department of Education, 2009
The report addresses the reporting requirements of Public Law 26-26 and the provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) as described in the Guam Department of Education Board adopted District Action Plan (DAP). Public Law 26-26, Section 3106 (a) states that "No later than thirty (30) days following the end of each fiscal year, the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Characteristics, Enrollment, Academic Achievement
Guam Public School System, 2003
The results of the SAT 9 tests administered to Guam students in grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11 have consistently indicated below average academic performance in the subjects of reading, math and language arts over the past decade of testing. To ensure that students attain the necessary skills and knowledge in reading, math, and language arts,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Arts, Educational Indicators, Academic Achievement
Koopmans, Matthijs – 1998
This paper discusses the application of Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) to the evaluation of the effectiveness of Basic Skills programs in the Newark (New Jersey) school district. Whether HLM is able to handle regression effects in Basic Skills examination data is studied. The analysis uses data from the Stanford Achievement Tests for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mathematical Models
Wynstra, Jennifer E. – 1995
A study investigated five aspects of the home environment (time spent viewing television, time spent doing homework, time involved in recreational reading, time spent with a non-parental caregiver, and bedtime) of first- through fifth-grade students to see if any common experience existed among those students reading above grade level. Subjects…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Homework
McCann, Kaye R. – 1989
The summary report "Statewide Test Results, Summary Report, Spring 1989" provided educators and the general public with information about the Delaware Educational Assessment Program (DEAP) and the performance of Delaware public school students on the Stanford Achievement Test, Eighth Edition (Stanford 8). This appendix disaggregates the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Preparation, Compensatory Education
Minnema, Jane E.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Warren, Sandra Hopfengardner – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, University of Minnesota (NCSET), 2004
This report is the first accounting of one case study of large-scale assessment practices in a local educational agency (LEA) where students with disabilities are administered states' standards-based tests out of level. The overall purpose of the research project was to describe the specific effects of testing students with disabilities out of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Case Studies, Testing Accommodations, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)