AR State Profile. Arkansas: Arkansas Comprehensive Assessment Program

Institution	Center on Education Policy
Titel	AR State Profile. Arkansas: Arkansas Comprehensive Assessment Program
Quelle	(2010), (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Academic Failure; At Risk Students; High School Graduates; Exit Examinations; Educational Policy; Academic Standards; State Standards; Alignment (Education); Careers; Readiness; Graduation Rate; Graduation Requirements; Educational Indicators; Federal Programs; Educational Opportunities; Equal Education; Disabilities; Educational Assessment; State Regulation; Scores; Trend Analysis; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Reading Skills; Writing Skills; Arkansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Career; Karriere; Abschlussordnung; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Handicap; Behinderung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Staatliche Lenkung; Trendanalyse; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit
Abstract	This paper provides information about the Arkansas Comprehensive Assessment Program. The purpose of this assessment is to: (1) Determine prospective high school graduates' knowledge and skill levels relative to those needed for entry-level employment; (2) Determine prospective high school graduates' knowledge and skill levels relative to those needed for postsecondary education; (3) Determine prospective high school graduates' mastery of the state curriculum; (4) Encourage districts and schools to identify and serve students at risk of academic failure; (5) Provide data to state policymakers on student attainment of state education goals to inform educational policy decisions; (6) Increase alignment of local curriculum and programs of instruction with state education standards; (7) Promote equity of opportunity across all student groups; and (8) Meet a state mandate. [For the main report, "State High School Tests: Exit Exams and Other Assessments", see ED514155.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10