Showing papers in "National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance in 2010"

Error Rates in Measuring Teacher and School Performance Based on Student Test Score Gains. NCEE 2010-4004.

Abstract: This paper addresses likely error rates for measuring teacher and school performance in the upper elementary grades using value-added models applied to student test score gain data.

Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Final Report. NCEE 2010-4018.

Abstract: Overall, low-income students who were awarded vouchers to attend private schools through the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) were performing at similar levels in reading and math 4 to 5 years later as students who also applied to the OSP, but were not awarded scholarships. However, students awarded vouchers (and old enough to have graduated from high school) graduated at significantly higher rates than did their counterparts, according to parent reports. The OSP also had a positive impact on parents’ satisfaction with their child’s school and their perceptions of the school’s safety, but students themselves rated school satisfaction and safety the same whether they received a voucher or not.

Effectiveness of Selected Supplemental Reading Comprehension Interventions: Findings from Two Student Cohorts. NCEE 2010-4015.

Abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of four supplemental reading comprehension programs in helping disadvantaged fifth graders improve reading comprehension. The study, supported by the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education and conducted over the course of two school years, found positive impacts for one of the four curricula.

Compendium of Student, Teacher, and Classroom Measures Used in NCEE Evaluations of Educational Interventions: Volume II. Technical Details, Measure Profiles, and Glossary (Appendices A-G). NCEE 2010-4013.

Abstract: This report contains resources to help researchers and policymakers review measures used in NCEE evaluations of educational interventions.

Compendium of Student, Teacher, and Classroom Measures Used in NCEE Evaluations of Educational Interventions: Volume I. Measures Selection Approaches and Compendium Development Methods. NCEE 2010-4012.

Abstract: This report contains resources to help researchers and policymakers review measures used in NCEE evaluations of educational interventions.