Sentences with phrase «analyze standardized test data»

Common Core Standards were written, without input from educators at the K - 12 or college level, by employees of testing companies and companies that analyze standardized test data.

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The authors analyzed data from 1,752 participants (average age 68) in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) who underwent an in - home polysomnography (sleep) study, completed standardized sleep questions, and a battery of tests to measure their cognition.

We analyzed test - score data and election results from 499 races over three election cycles in South Carolina to study whether voters punish and reward incumbent school board members on the basis of changes in student learning, as measured by standardized tests, in district schools.

Statewide standardized tests, mandated by the federal government under No Child Left Behind, have provided mounds of data for educators to analyze.

After analyzing a truly staggering amount of data, the researchers conclude that teacher effectiveness can be measured by using «value - added» analysis of student achievement growth on standardized tests.

The report by Alan B. Krueger, a professor of economics and public policy, analyzed data presented last year by Harvard University Professor of Government Paul E. Peterson that found black students in the voucher schools scoring 5.5 points higher on standardized tests than their counterparts in public schools.

The article also provides two sections with related information: 1) a «glossary of testing terms,» which explains fundamentals of standardized tests and how these tests will be used in the context of new federal legislation (the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002) which requires states to give standardized tests annually, analyze data in specific ways, and track progress toward a required goal; and 2) «frequently asked questions about standardized testing,» which addresses many of parents» concerns about how standardized tests may be used with and affect their children.

They analyzed data from across the nation to determine whether the Edison model for education improves student performance on standardized tests.

Analyzed data from summative and formative assessments to identify students» needs to facilitate an after - school program to advance standardized test scores and support struggling students