Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
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Publisher
Arizona State University, University of South Florida
Publication Date
October 2000
Abstract
We examine the results on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), the highest-profile state testing program and one that has recorded extraordinary recent gains in math and reading scores. To investigate whether the dramatic math and reading gains on the TAAS represent actual academic progress, we have compared these gains to score changes in Texas on another test, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). ...
Extent
22
Geographic Location
Texas
Volume
8
Issue
49
Language
English
Media Type
Journals (Periodicals)
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
E11-00193
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Klein, Stephen P.; Hamilton, Laura S.; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; and Stecher, Brian M., "What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us?" (2000). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 63.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/63
