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Nclb: Local Implementation And Impact In Southwest Washington State, Linda Mabry, Jason Margolis
Nclb: Local Implementation And Impact In Southwest Washington State, Linda Mabry, Jason Margolis
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
The research reported here is from the first two years of an ongoing and largely qualitative study to examine the impact of the No Child Left Behind federal education policy on educational practice and climate in elementary schools in two districts in southwest Washington. Based on systematic drop-in observations in classrooms and interviews with teachers and school and district administrators, data indicated that the policy had partially yielded the intended standards-based reforms but at considerable local cost. While most participating administrators described efforts to use NCLB to leverage needed change, most teachers described struggles to sustain best practice and to …
The Impact Of Language And High-Stakes Testing Policies On Elementary School English Language Learners In Arizona, Wayne E. Wright, Daniel Choi
The Impact Of Language And High-Stakes Testing Policies On Elementary School English Language Learners In Arizona, Wayne E. Wright, Daniel Choi
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
This article reports the results of a survey of third-grade teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona regarding school language and accountability policies—Proposition 203, which restricts bilingual education and mandates sheltered English Immersion; the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB); and Arizona LEARNS, the state’s high-stakes testing and accountability program. The instrument, consisting of 126 survey questions plus open-ended interview question, was designed to obtain teacher’s views, to ascertain the impact of these polices, and to explore their effectiveness in improving the education of ELL students. The survey was administered via telephone to 40 teacher participants …
The Legends Of The Large Mcas Gains Of 2000-2001, Gregory Camilli, Sadako Vargas
The Legends Of The Large Mcas Gains Of 2000-2001, Gregory Camilli, Sadako Vargas
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Issues related to student, teacher, and school accountability have been at the forefront of current educational policy initiatives. Recently, the state of Massachusetts has become a focal point in debate regarding the efficacy of high-stakes accountability models based on an ostensibly large gain at 10th grade. This paper uses an IRT method for evaluating the validity of 10th grade performance gains from 2000 to 2001 on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. We conclude that a moderate gain was obtained in ELA and a small gain in mathematics.
Successive Student Cohorts And Longitudinal Growth Models: An Investigation Of Elementary School Mathematics Performance, Keith Zvoch, Joseph J. Stevens
Successive Student Cohorts And Longitudinal Growth Models: An Investigation Of Elementary School Mathematics Performance, Keith Zvoch, Joseph J. Stevens
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
Mathematics achievement data from three longitudinally matched student cohorts were analyzed with multilevel growth models to investigate the viability of using status and growth-based indices of student achievement to examine the multi-year performance of schools. Elementary schools in a large southwestern school district were evaluated in terms of the mean achievement status and growth of students across cohorts as well as changes in the achievement status and growth of students between student cohorts. Results indicated that the cross and between-cohort performance of schools differed depending on whether the mean achievement status or growth of students was considered. Results also indicated …