Are State and National Standards Leaving the Advanced Learners Behind? The Crisis Ahead

Autor/inn/en	Watkins, Sandra; Sheng, Zhaohui
Titel	Are State and National Standards Leaving the Advanced Learners Behind? The Crisis Ahead
Quelle	In: Forum on Public Policy Online, 2008 (2008) 2, (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-9809
Schlagwörter	State Standards; National Standards; Academic Standards; Advanced Students; Gifted; Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Elementary School Students; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Achievement Tests; Cohort Analysis; Trend Analysis; Instructional Program Divisions; Institutional Characteristics; School District Size; Expenditure per Student; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Longitudinal Studies; Middle School Students; Criterion Referenced Tests; Scores; Statistical Analysis; Socioeconomic Status; Grade 3; Grade 5; Grade 8; Enrollment Trends; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fortgeschrittener; Begabter, Hoch Begabter; Schulleistung; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Leseleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Kohortenanalyse; Trendanalyse; School district; School districts; Size; Schuleinzugsbereich; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Statistische Analyse; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08
Abstract	The study analyzes the achievement trends of all third grade students in the state of Illinois who scored in the Exceeds category in reading and mathematics on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) in the year 2000. ISAT performance of this cohort group of students was followed through the eighth grade. Descriptive analyses were utilized to describe the trend data and to explore the influence of various district characteristics on the trend data. Results illustrate that the advanced learners are not making adequate achievement gains as they advance from earlier elementary grades to later grade levels. The declining achievement trends were persistent even when data were disaggregated based on district SES [Socioeconomic Status], district size, and district per pupil expenditures. Implications of the results of this study are discussed in relation to teachers, administrators, and policy makers at the state level. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01