An Analysis of State Report Cards on Schools Produced in Eleven Southeastern States.

Autor/inn/en	French, Russell L.; Bobbett, Gordon
Titel	An Analysis of State Report Cards on Schools Produced in Eleven Southeastern States.
Quelle	(1994), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Outcomes of Education; Performance; Report Cards; School Districts; State Programs; Student Characteristics; Student Evaluation; Testing Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Auswertung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Achievement; Leistung; Berichtszeugnis; School district; Schulbezirk; Regierungsprogramm; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung
Abstract	School report cards from 11 Southeastern states were studied for similarities and differences in: (1) instruments used to measure student performance; (2) student outcomes reported and the procedures for reporting them; (3) levels of outcome reported; (4) school and community factors reported; and (5) statistical procedures used to evaluate data. Minimal commonality is found from state to state in performance measures and indicators. Procedures for analyzing and presenting data are not consistent state-to-state and appear to represent dictates of state policy or the bent of report card developers. Student, school, and community characteristics reported or used also vary, and there is little attempt to determine relationships between these characteristics and student performance. While early versions of state report cards tended to focus on the district and system level, 7 of 11 states give some focus on school-level data. Little information is given to yield real insight into factors that might contribute to school performance, but at least half of the states do try to use factors other than test scores as indicators of performance. Findings make it clear that the potential of such documents for educational improvement is not being fulfilled. Three tables and three figures present report card data. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC