RAND Research Topic: Test-Based Promotion 2021-04-21T00:05:19Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/test-based-promotion.html Adapting Course Placement Processes in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions Jonathan Schweig; Andrew McEachin; Megan Kuhfeld; Louis T. Mariano; Melissa Kay Diliberti https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1037-1.html 2021-02-16T08:05:00Z 2021-02-16T08:05:00Z Because of the pandemic, spring 2020 end-of-year assessments were canceled and schools began the 2020-2021 year without assessment data. The authors compare three strategies to estimate missing test scores and help with course placement decisions. How Does Repeating a Grade Impact High School Persistence and Behavior? Louis T. Mariano; Paco Martorell; Tiffany Berglund https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10025.html 2018-07-30T12:40:00Z 2018-07-30T12:40:00Z New York City grade retention policies had little influence on student misbehavior and absenteeism. But retained students averaged fewer high school credits. Retention in earlier grades appears less likely to produce disadvantageous outcomes. Competency-Based Programs Are an Innovative Approach to Higher Education Lindsay Daugherty; Van L. Davis; Trey Miller https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1239-1.html 2015-09-25T09:15:00Z 2015-09-25T09:15:00Z Among other benefits, competency-based education programs have the potential to increase the alignment between graduate skills and employer needs, as well as address degree-completion rates by offering new pathways to students. Smoke Alarm Rajeev Ramchand; Nicholas S. Ialongo; Howard D. Chilcoat https://www.rand.org/pubs/infographics/IG100.html 2014-05-20T13:30:00Z 2014-05-20T13:30:00Z A teen who starts working for pay while still in school may be more than 8 times as likely to report tobacco use than peers who don't start working while in school. New York City's School Promotion and Retention Policy Shows Positive Results for Students RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/10/15.html 2009-10-15T21:26:00Z 2009-10-15T21:26:00Z The New York City Department of Education's test-based promotion and retention policy, which identifies and provides support for struggling students, has demonstrated positive effects for student achievement in fifth grade that continue into seventh grade. Ending Social Promotion in New York City Public Schools Without Leaving Children Behind Jennifer Sloan McCombs; Sheila Nataraj Kirby; Louis T. Mariano; Al Crego; Catherine DiMartino; Daniel Gershwin; Gina Schuyler Ikemoto; Vi-Nhuan Le; Julie A. Marsh; Scott Naftel; Nailing Xia; Claude Messan Setodji https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9470.html 2009-10-09T10:32:00Z 2009-10-09T10:32:00Z RAND researchers conducted a three-year study of New York City's promotion policy, using interviews, case studies, student surveys, and demographic and test score data to determine its effects on the outcomes of 5th-grade students held to the policy. Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind: The Case of New York City RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG894.html 2009-09-29T16:21:00Z 2009-09-29T16:21:00Z The New York City Department of Education asked RAND to conduct a longitudinal evaluation of its 5th-grade promotion policy. The findings provide a comprehensive view of the policy's implementation and its impact on student outcomes. The Use and Misuse of Test Scores in Reform Debate Daniel Koretz https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB8008.html 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sort out how the reform debate has used test scores, what has really happened to them and why, and what the answers imply for future debate.