How Student and School Characteristics are Associated with Performance on the Maine High School Assessment

Title:	How Student and School Characteristics are Associated with Performance on the Maine High School Assessment
Description:	Using multilevel regression models to examine how student characteristics, student prior achievement measures, and school characteristics are associated with performance on the Maine High School Assessment, the study finds statistically significant relationships between several of these variables and assessment scores in reading, writing, math, and science.
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Cover Date:	February 2011
Web Release:	February 28, 2011
Publication #:	REL 2011102
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Craig D. Hoyle and Quincy Chang: Education Development Center, Inc. and Laura M. O’Dwyer: Boston College
Type of Product:	Issues and Answers Report
Keywords:	Accountability Assessment High School • high school students States • state-level assessments
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