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Download full textFroman, Terry; Rubiera, Vilma – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2008
For the past few years the Florida School Code has set the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) performance requirements for promotion of 3rd graders and graduation for 10 graders. Grade 3 students who do not score at level 2 or higher on the FCAT SSS Reading must be retained unless exempted for special circumstances. Grade 10 students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Prediction, Grade 3, Grade 10
Froman, Terry; Rubiera, Vilma – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2007
Although students have been taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Science test for a few years, the State included the performance on the Science test in the school grade calculations for the first time in 2006-07. Although no official guidelines exist presently, the Science scores may also be incorporated in the NCLB Adequately…
Descriptors: Prediction, Science Tests, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement
Froman, Terry; Rubiera, Vilma – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
For the past few years the Florida School Code has set the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) performance requirements for promotion of 3rd graders and graduation for 10th graders. Grade 3 students who do not score at level 2 or higher on the FCAT SSS Reading must be retained unless exempted for special circumstances. Grade 10 students…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Academic Achievement, Prediction, Grade 3
Froman, Terry; Rubiera, Vilma – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
Although students have been taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Science test for a few years, the State has only recently set the achievement-level standards for the Science test. Science will be included in the school grade calculations for the first time in 2006-07. In addition, although no official guidelines exist…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Prediction, Science Tests, Mathematics Tests
Froman, Terry; Rubiera, Vilma; Shneyderman, Aleksander – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is the primary measure of student achievement applied to the grading of the Florida public schools. School grades utilize a point system in which schools are awarded one point for every percent of students: (1) scoring in achievement levels 3-5 in Reading; (2) demonstrating learning gains in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, High Stakes Tests
Froman, Terry; Rubiera, Vilma – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2005
Student scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) tests are increasingly being used for administrative purposes. Promotion and placement decisions are largely governed by FCAT performance. Although efforts are made to make the FCAT scores available as soon as possible, for some purposes they are not on hand when needed.…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Scores, Standardized Tests, Prediction
