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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Mandated Assessments"”.
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Student Perceptions Towards Mandated Assessments
… performance, but also perceptions towards mandated tests. This study investigated 360 ninth and tenth grade students from five high schools within one suburban school district. A demographic questionnaire, Brown’s student conceptions of assessment survey (SCoA-VI), and three open-ended …
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A Case Study: Change Facilitator Activity to Support the Implementation of a District's Pre-K-12 Aligned Mathematics Program
… aligned mathematics program in response to state mandated assessments imposed by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation. Schools that fail to demonstrate Adequate Yearly Progress on these assessments may descend into a spiral of sanctions. Consequently, districts must choose and …
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The Effect of Allocated Assessment Time and Allocated Instructional Time on Student Achievement in Small, Medium, and Large School Districts in Florida
… data. Data related to State and school district mandated assessments were collected for each school district using school district testing calendars and State assessment calendars. These data were examined and the number of minutes spent on each assessment was calculated. The calculation was used …
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Elementary School Size and Differences in Student Progess: A Texas Statewide, Multiyear Investigation
… related to student progress on the Texas state-mandated assessments for reading and for mathematics. In the first journal article, the effect of school size on student progress was examined for White, Hispanic, and Black students. In the second study, the extent to which school size was related …
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Valuing noncognitive factors and academic progress for elementary leaders: a single-site case study
… noncognitive factors, and what role does state-mandated testing play in their ability to do so effectively? To guide data collection and analysis, this research utilized a conceptual framework founded on tenants of leadership for learning and the framework for noncognitive factors. Findings …
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An examination of the relationship between inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms and student success as measured by public school district graduation rates, dropout rates, and ACT mathematics performance
… achievement standards and state academic assessments” (Section 1001). According to research, subgroups such as students with disabilities have historically underperformed on state assessments (Darling-Hammond & Rustique-Forrester, 2005; Eckes & Swando, 2009). Measuring their progress holds …
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Illinois elementary principals' influence in the establishment of data-informed decision making: a comparative case study
… of student achievement based on periodic common assessments and focused their reflective conversations on improving teaching and learning practices. Principals in this study established learning as the central focus and fulfill the social contract to the communities they serve. However, it was …