DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF SELECTED FACTORS ON SCHOOL GRADES : IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA

ISBN-13: 9783639122152 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 136 str.

Joseph Miller

Opis

Federal legislation, specifically No Child Left Behind (NCLB), has been the driving force for determing annual assessments in today''s public schools. Since 1998, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) has been administered in all Florida public schools. This was predicated some twenty years earlier when Florida became the nation''s first state to require students to pass a test for graduation. The increased use of this standardized test served as a catalyst for the designation of school grades in 1999 in which they are based primarily on students'' achievement data from the FCAT. School grades communicate to the public how efficient and effective schools are performing. Florida clearly leads the way in measuring student achievement, primarily through the measure of student learning gains; however, school grades have continued to receive highly publicized attention relative to student achievement. This analysis could mean that changes in educational or athletic policies are likely in Florida and other states, as they continue to struggle with meeting requirements mandated by NCLB.

O autorze

Joseph A. Miller, Ed.D., M.S. : Studied Curriculum and
Instruction and Educational Leadership at the University of
Central Florida. B.S.: Studied Human Performance and Sport
Studies at the University of Tennessee. Academy Lead of The
Academy of Teacher Education and Public Service at Space Coast
Jr./Sr. High School in Cocoa, Florida.