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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Benchmark Assessments"”.
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Do Benchmark Assessments Increase Student Achievement on State Standardized Tests?
Since 4Sight Benchmark Assessments are being promoted by politicians and educational departments throughout many states, this study was needed to determine the correlation between students' scaled scores on 4Sight and state standardized tests (PSSA). This study also uncovered teachers' perceptions …
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Predicting Performance on Criterion-Referenced Reading Tests with Benchmark Assessments
… the predictive value of two frequently-used benchmark reading assessments: Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) and the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS). With an increasing emphasis on high-stakes testing to measure reading proficiency, benchmark assessments may …
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Comparison of Selected Benchmark Testing Methodologies as Predictors of Virginia Standards of Learning Test Scores
… how Math-Curriculum Based Measurement (M-CBM) benchmark assessment scores predict fifth grade math Standards of Learning (SOL) assessment scores. Three school districts participated in the study by providing student data on math benchmark assessments and fifth grade math SOL assessment scores. …
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The Impact of an Integrated iPad Daily Multiliteracies Pedagogy on Elementary Students' Reading Achievement, Skills, Engagement, Collaboration and Learning, and Self Perception
… A mixed methods approach including PM Benchmark Assessments, video footage, questionnaires, and interviews, was incorporated. Students in the Integrated iPad Literacy Program (IiLP) demonstrated greater gains than students in the Critical Reflective Literacy Program which used an …
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A Description of Accommodations, Modifications, and Forms of Assessments in Middle Schools That Made Adequate Yearly Progress in an Urban County During 2010
… accommodations, modifications, and forms of assessments that inclusion teachers find useful in middle schools that made adequately yearly progress. The researcher conducted a quantitative study. This study was a descriptive study using survey data. A total of 78 inclusion teachers …
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Leading a readiness program for low-income students within a preschool setting
… the PAST, Brigance, and teacher-constructed benchmark assessments. The study's findings suggest the interventions may have, at a minimum, influenced or contributed to gains among student groups. While the data do not suggest a significant difference between participants and non-participants …
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INCREASING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH THE USE OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN MIDDLE GRADES MATHEMATICS
… Quantitative data sources included End-of-Grade assessments, benchmark assessments, and diagnostic measures used to examine changes in student proficiency and growth. Qualitative data sources included teacher and student surveys, focus groups, classroom observations, and walkthrough data, which …
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The Effects of Explicit Reading Strategy Instruction and Cooperative Learning on Reading Comprehension in Fourth Grade Students
… Metacognitive Strategy Index (MSI), and district benchmark assessments. Affective measures included the Motivation to Read Profile (MRP) for both Self-Concept and Value of Reading and an overall enjoyment survey.</p> <p>This study took place at two elementary schools in the suburban San Francisco …
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The impact of an after school mathematics program on the educational outcomes of Title I middle school students
… school day's mathematics class, score better on benchmark assessments, and succeed on their New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) state test. One hundred and twenty five students who received free or reduced lunch were asked to participate in a free extended school program. …
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Music and mathematics : a reciprocal relationship action research with third graders at Cheyenne Elementary School.
… scored lower on state-mandated mathematics assessments than on reading assessments in three of the last seven years. While there was a reading coach on staff for Cheyenne Public Schools, there was not a position dedicated to math intervention to assist the students who scored below …
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How Does the Collaboration of General and Special Educators Improve the Progress Attainment of Students with Disabilities?
… quantitative data collection such as math benchmark assessments; and qualitative data such as observation checklists, and structured interviews. The focus of the research analysis was trifold. Foremost, to disclose factors teachers reported to facilitate and hinder both the collaborative …
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More than global mindedness: a mixed method exploration of a us-mexico collaboration project on american secondary students' understanding of global food supply and 21st century skills
… (e.g. world hunger). Based upon international benchmark assessments, American students hold a poverty of understanding in science. Therefore, participation in GCPs where students interact with global peers while learning science, may better aid them in conceptualizing systemic environmental …