WASL Secrets Study Guide
WASL Secrets Study Guide

Author: Mometrix Media Llc

Publisher:

Published: 2011-08-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781610730167

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WASL Secrets helps you ace the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive WASL Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined. WASL Secrets includes: The 4 Secret Keys to WASL Success: Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive Mathematics review including: The Easiest Math Review You'll Ever Read, Solving for Variables, Breezing Through Word Problems, Keeping Probability Simple, Using the Right Formulas, Graphing for Success, Racing Through Ratios, Understanding Line Plotting, Mastering Difficult Problems; A comprehensive Reading review including: Determining the Relationships, Making Strategic Eliminations, Recognizing Switchback Words, Understanding Word Types, Finding the Right Opportunities, When Truth Doesn't Equal Correctness, Avoiding the Trap of Familiarity, Making Logic Work for You, Skimming Techniques to Save Time; A comprehensive Writing review including: Approaching a Topic, Brainstorming for Success, Picking a Main Idea, Starting Your Engines, Strength Through Diversity, Weeding Your Garden, Creating a Logical Flow, Avoiding the Panic, Checking Your Work; A comprehensive Science review including: Strategic Choice Elimination, Using Similarities for Success, Experimental Explanations, How to Avoid Technicalities, Maintaining the Pace, Understanding the Flaws, Making Bizarre Decisions, Knowing for Certain, Deciphering Variables, and much more...

WA State Profile. Washington
WA State Profile. Washington

Author: Center on Education Policy

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13:

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This paper provides information about Washington Assessment of Student Learning and the new High School Proficiency Exam. The purpose of the exam is to: (1) Determine prospective high school graduates' knowledge and skill levels relative to those needed for entry-level employment and postsecondary education; (2) Determine prospective high school graduates' mastery of the state curriculum; (3) Encourage districts and schools to identify and serve students at risk of academic failure; (4) Provide data to state policymakers on student attainment of state education goals to inform education policy decisions; (5) Increase alignment of local curriculum and programs of instruction with state education standards; (6) Promote equity of opportunity across all student groups; and (7) Meet a state mandate. [For the main report, "State High School Tests: Exit Exams and Other Assessments", see ED514155.].

Curriculum-based Measurement as a Predictor of Performance on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) for Fourth Grade Students
Curriculum-based Measurement as a Predictor of Performance on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) for Fourth Grade Students

Author: Rebecca A. Thayer

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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"The purpose of this study is to evaluate Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) performance as a predictor of student performance on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) for fourth grade students through the administration of reading, spelling, math computation, and written expression CBM probes to 38 fourth- grade students attending an inland northwest elementary school. Linear regression analyses of CBM and WASL data indicated that CBM performance was a significant predictor of WASL performance for these students"--Document.