Not exact matches
New York's school children made incremental progress
in math
scores but no
gains in English
tests in the second year of Common Core - related exams.
Last week, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña released a statement celebrating citywide
gains in Advanced Placement
test scores for the second year
in a row.
She managed the historic introduction of universal pre-K and oversaw significant
gains in student achievement from
test scores to high school graduation rates.
The
scores of last year's MCAS
tests given to Springfield school students rose across the board at a higher rate than the
gain recorded by school districts statewide, and the dropout rate has fallen more than any other school system
in the state.
«
In addition to gains in achievement test scores we also saw improvements in engagement with school, such as an increase in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education La
In addition to
gains in achievement test scores we also saw improvements in engagement with school, such as an increase in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education La
in achievement
test scores we also saw improvements
in engagement with school, such as an increase in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education La
in engagement with school, such as an increase
in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education La
in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education La
in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education Lab.
They scale the
gain in black students»
scores by the standard deviation of
test scores computed for a select sample of students, and observe that the
gain in their
scores due to attending private school is «roughly one - third of the
test -
score gap between blacks and whites nationwide.»
Boston charters (Angrist, et al, 2014)-- Huge
test score gains, no increase
in HS grad rate or postsecondary attendance.
The largest
gains for the
test — the Kentucky Instructional Results System, or KIRIS — came
in reading and mathematics, with fewer students
scoring at the «novice,» or lowest, level and more students
scoring at the «proficient» and «distinguished» levels.
And some observers have speculated that the exceptional
gains observed
in Florida could be explained by a change
in rules regarding the
test scores of high - mobility students who move
in and out of schools and districts often.
In four studies, charter school programs that produce impressive test score gains appear to yield no or little improvement in educational attainmen
In four studies, charter school programs that produce impressive
test score gains appear to yield no or little improvement
in educational attainmen
in educational attainment.
But ever since becoming a federally funded turnaround school
in 2010, these meetings have become cherished time for the teachers and, according to Nolan, one of the key reasons their elementary school — once one of the lowest achieving
in Boston — has seen significant
gains on
test scores.
If the same approach is applied to the STAR sample to adjust for the fact that some students did not enroll
in the class they were assigned to - and a comparable sample of low - income black students is used - the
gains in test scores after two years of attending a small class (average of 16 students) as opposed to a regular - size class (average of 23 students) is 9.1 national percentile ranks
in reading and 9.8 ranks
in math.
The estimated
gain from being offered a voucher is only half as large as the
gain from switching to private school (
in response to being offered a voucher), so the estimated impact of offering vouchers is no more than one - eighth as large as the black - white
test score gap.
When comparable samples and measuring sticks are used, the improvement
in test scores for black students from attending a small class based on the Tennessee STAR experiment is about 50 percent larger than the
gain from switching to a private school based on the voucher experiments
in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Dayton, Ohio.
Gains in student
test scores also outpaced previous levels as well as the increases
in district
scores, he added.
Students of teachers who had completed an online professional - development course about fractions made
test -
score gains that were similar to those of students taught by teachers who had taken the same course
in person.
A less narrow concept of school quality (currently limited to short - term
gains in test scores alone) is essential to refocus the movement on its ultimate object: setting children on a path for lives of self - sufficiency, upward mobility, and engaged citizenship.
Finally, while exam - school students have considerably higher fluid cognitive skills (as would be expected of students who
gain admission via
test scores and grades), attending one of these locally renowned schools
in the company of other bright students confers no systematic advantage.
There is ample reason to believe that the
test -
score gains generated by these schools are meaningful, despite the lack of corresponding improvement
in fluid cognition.
While these schools succeed
in generating
test -
score gains for students of all cognitive abilities, it is still the case that students with strong fluid cognitive skills learn more.
The correlations between our summary measure of fluid cognitive ability and
test -
score gains in math and reading were 0.32 and 0.18, respectively.
Second, even
in the absence of such behaviors, the correlation between
test -
score gains and improvements
in long - term outcomes has not been conclusively established.
In the school with more teachers, the diffusion of responsibility for test - score gains across many teachers may erode the incentive that any individual teacher has to increase effort in the classroo
In the school with more teachers, the diffusion of responsibility for
test -
score gains across many teachers may erode the incentive that any individual teacher has to increase effort
in the classroo
in the classroom.
Yes, many interventions that boost
test scores, such as being assigned to an effective teacher, have been shown to generate substantial
gains in later earnings (see «Great Teaching,» research, Summer 2012).
In other words, programs can yield long - term benefits without raising
test scores, and
test -
score gains are no guarantee that impacts will persist over time.
In addition, the differences in test - score gains between bottom - and top - quartile students on each non-cognitive skill amount to almost a full year's worth of learning in math over the middle school year
In addition, the differences
in test - score gains between bottom - and top - quartile students on each non-cognitive skill amount to almost a full year's worth of learning in math over the middle school year
in test -
score gains between bottom - and top - quartile students on each non-cognitive skill amount to almost a full year's worth of learning
in math over the middle school year
in math over the middle school years.
In 1998, Florida scored about one grade level below the national average on the 4th - grade NAEP reading test, but it was scoring above that average by 2003, and made further gains in subsequent years (see Figure 1
In 1998, Florida
scored about one grade level below the national average on the 4th - grade NAEP reading
test, but it was
scoring above that average by 2003, and made further
gains in subsequent years (see Figure 1
in subsequent years (see Figure 1).
I first analyze changes over time
in the FCAT
test scores of students
in their initial 3rd - grade year
in order to discern the extent to which Florida's elementary - school students made true achievement
gains during the period
in question.
«Some supporters of the Act contend that early
gains in state
test scores mean that the Act is being administered effectively and is succeeding, so no changes are needed.
This statistically significant difference of -0.23 standard deviations is
in the opposite direction of that expected, based on the student - level relationships between self - control and
test -
score gains displayed above.
He is currently directing studies that will explore new methods for evaluating
gains in scores on high - stakes
tests and evaluate the use of value - added models
in educational accountability systems.
Each student's
score also is analyzed
in terms of year - to - year
gains and compared to
test norms.
But
gains in precision obtained by increasing the number of students observed will be offset by losses associated with failing to control for baseline
test scores.
Perhaps surprisingly given the
gains in test score graduation requirements reported
in Table 4, the estimates
in Table 7 suggest not.
We measure FCAT performance using developmental - scale
scores, which allow us to compare the
test -
score gains of all the students
in our study, even though they took
tests designed for different grade levels.
In particular, since 2001 (that is, since NCLB was passed), there have been sizable gains in NAEP 4th - and 8th - grade math tests, small improvements in 4th - and 8th - grade reading tests, and very little change in 12th - grade score
In particular, since 2001 (that is, since NCLB was passed), there have been sizable
gains in NAEP 4th - and 8th - grade math tests, small improvements in 4th - and 8th - grade reading tests, and very little change in 12th - grade score
in NAEP 4th - and 8th - grade math
tests, small improvements
in 4th - and 8th - grade reading tests, and very little change in 12th - grade score
in 4th - and 8th - grade reading
tests, and very little change
in 12th - grade score
in 12th - grade
scores.
Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c compare the average number of absences, the share of students who were suspended, and the average
test -
score gains between fourth and eighth grade of students who ranked
in the bottom - and top - quartile on each skill.
Jay accuses the foundation of failing to disclose the limited power of classroom observation
scores in predicting future
test score gains over and above what one would predict based on value - added
scores alone.
Even she attributes much of the
test -
score gains in her two years to the district's ability to pick what she calls «low - hanging fruit.»
Perhaps the big economic
gains made by blacks
in the 1990s didn't show up
in improved
test scores until the 2000s.
In the Fall 2012 issue of Ed Next, Marcus Winters investigated claims that Bush - era
test score gains were overstated.
Again,
gains in test scores do not appear to capture very well the quality of schools or programs.
The NRC report suggests that demographic changes might account for
gains in DC
test score performance.
Second, the pattern of results
in that paper supports my argument about the disconnect between
test score gain and changes
in later - life outcomes.
By looking at the individual
test scores of each student
in Florida, Winters is able to identify
gains in performance at the 3rd grade level that were not influenced by the «anti-social promotion» policy.
During this same period, high - performing urban charters grew rapidly and produced exceptional
gains in test scores and college enrollment rates for black and Latino students.
Waldfogel noted that trends
in black - white
test scores over the last 30 years indicate that we may be entering a period of steady
gains among black students
in America.
Performance - based accountability evaluates teachers» effectiveness through a comprehensive, research - based system that combines such criteria as position responsibilities, classroom observations, and students»
gains in test scores.
A leading
test publisher, aiming to refute charges that standardized -
test scores are inflated, has found
in a new study that elementary - school students registered substantial
gains in basic - skills achievement over the past decade.
The authors did find that
test score gains for lower -
scoring students
in lower - performing schools resulted
in higher earnings for those students.