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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"School assessment"”.
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Predicting Performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Using the Developmental Reading Assessment and the 4Sight Predictive Benchmark Assessment
… relationship between the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA), the 4Sight Reading Benchmark Assessment (4Sight), and the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) reading assessment for fifth grade students in one urban school district in Pennsylvania. A goal was to determine how well …
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The Effects of Curriculum Structure on the Achievement of Grade 3 and Grade 5 Mobile Students as Measured by the Maryland School Assessment
School systems are under continual pressure to increase student achievement on high-stakes tests and make Adequate Yearly Progress based on the No Child Left Behind mandate. One population which struggles to achieve on such tests is the mobile student population. Recent studies have shown that …
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An Investigation of the Predictive Validity of Kindergarten Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) to the Third Grade Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
… in third grade on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). Prediction to DIBELS third grade Spring Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) was also investigated. Participants were 341 students in two cohorts attending a school district in Southeastern Pennsylvania. For Cohort 1 (<em>N </em>= …
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The Effects of the Toyota Production System on Student Academic Performance
Can schools use relevant data to enhance student test scores and teacher efficacy by using the Toyota Production System model? Components of this study evaluated fifth-grade student math Pennsylvania System of School Assessment scores, 4Sight Benchmark Assessment scores, and changes in teacher …
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The Influence of Montessori-Based Literacy Instruction and Methods on Reading Achievement of Students in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
… 7. I studied 71 matched pairs of urban charter school students (n=142) to determine if there was a statistically significant difference in reading achievement, as measured by the <em>Maryland School Assessment (MSA)</em>, between students who were instructed by their teachers in Montessori …
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Principals and the Phenomenon of Neoliberal Audit Culture
… on the perceptions of six principals of the assessment culture within their schools. The principals were experienced in the assessment culture under study from a single school district consisting of two principals from each level – elementary, middle and high – with each level having one …
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The Relationship Between Secondary Students' Attitude Toward Science and Gender or Grade Level
… attitude toward science as a subject in school and their gender or grade level. The subjects for this study were 108 ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students enrolled in summer school. The instrument used, Attitude Toward Science in School Assessment, was a 14-item questionnaire …
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Bendrojo ugdymo mokyklų veiklos kokybės vertinimo modelis: besimokančios organizacijos kontekstas /
… more important role. Improving the quality of school performance and successful management of the changes are possible just for school that operates in a learning organization model. Such a school should have continuous self-assessment of the quality. The final aim of this work is to determine …
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Literacy Principals's...Literacy Coaches' Perceptions of Principals' Literacy Leadership
… Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) and High School Assessment Program (HSAP). Literacy coaches from throughout the state were surveyed to gain knowledge regarding their perceptions of their principal's instructional leadership as it relates to teachers incorporating literacy. The data were …
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Implications of Interactions Among Society, Education and Technology: A Comparison of Multiple Linear Regression and Multilevel Modeling in Mathematics Achievement Analyses
… to predictive analysis of three years' of school district data to investigate relationships between student and teacher characteristics and math achievement as measured by the state-mandated Maryland School Assessment mathematics exam. The sample for the study consisted of 3,514 students …
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Differences in Types and Severity of Consequences of High-Stakes Testing as Realized Between Low and High Performing High Schools and the Impact on the Instructional Programs in Their Schools
… the role of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) on the beliefs of teachers and principals, and the impact on the instructional program in their schools. This study collected data on (a) teachers' perceptions of the PSSA, (b) how the program affected instructional …
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHANGES IN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING CONSTRUCTS DEFINED BY THE TELL MARYLAND SURVEY
… determine relationships between changes in high school English achievement and changes in teacher perceptions of teaching and learning constructs as defined by the Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Maryland Survey. Using individual western Maryland high schools as the unit of …
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The Effects of the Learning-Focused Schools Model on Student Achievement in Math and Reading and Teachers' Perceptions of the Model
Learning-Focused Schools (LFS) is a research-based comprehensive school reform model designed to assist systems, schools, and teachers in using exemplary practices to increase learning and achievement. The purpose of the study was to analyze the first-year implementation of the model and determine …
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Can High School Assessments Predict Developmental Education Enrollment in New Mexico?
… gap by examining the connection between high school assessments and subsequent developmental courses enrollment in college. Using longitudinal data from New Mexico this project estimates how well math and reading scale scores from the eleventh grade New Mexico Standards Based Assessment …
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Reading Achievement in High - Stak es Testing: Patterns and Predictability Across Time
<p>Reading scores from the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) from 3rd to 6th grade were studied in 1,410 public school students in a middle/Upper class suburban school district. Correlations indicated very strong consistency over time in rank ordering of students. Decision statistics …
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Emerging practices in a post primary school: challenges and opportunities when working with a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
… Technology Course (ICT) in a co-educational school with a mixed ability intake. The course models a ‘blended’ approach to the teaching, incorporating many of the Web 2.0 technology tools that comprise a VLE to support the students in their work and to encourage independent learning. The VLE …
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A Study of the Relationship between Building Conditions and Student Academic Achievement in Pennsylvania's High School
This study investigated the relationship between school building conditions and student academic achievement in Pennsylvania's high schools. Research questions analyzed by step-wise multiple regression were: (a) Is there a relationship between overall school building conditions and student academic …
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Alignment of intended learning outcomes, curriculum and assessment in a middle school science program
… the intended learning outcomes, curriculum and assessment in the science curriculum offered at a regional independent Middle School in the state of Victoria, Australia. In-school assessment has indicated that the current science curriculum of this Middle School may not develop students' skills …
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