10/02/12SC Students Improve on End-of-Course Assessments
CarolinaLive.com (10/02/12) Sloan, CaraSouth Carolina students demonstrated improvement on test scores and passage rates this year in most courses, according to data released from the South Carolina Department of Education. The largest improvements were recorded in biology, English, and U.S. history and the Constitution. State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais says, "The credit for student achievement gains belongs to hard working students, parents, and teachers. Measuring student achievement is an important tool to improving instructional practices. End-of-course assessments demonstrate how well high school students have mastered key concepts and skills they will use after graduation." Achievement gaps between white and Hispanic students narrowed, though they widened between white and African American students, non-disabled, and disabled students.
