Oct 5, 2022 | Assessment, Other, The View from the OEP
The recently released 11th grade ACT scores for Arkansas’ current high school seniors show that only 1 in 5 members of the class of 2023 met the test’s College-ready Benchmark in math, 1 in 4 met in science and fewer than 1 in 3 seniors met the mark in...
Sep 28, 2022 | Assessment, Policy Briefs
Volume 19, Issue 4 September 28, 2022 In this policy brief, we summarize our research that examines if using local norms in the identification of Gifted and Talented students would increase the demographic and programmatic diversity of G/T students in Arkansas. Click...
Sep 28, 2022 | Assessment, The View from the OEP
Gifted and Talented (G/T) programs, are often under pressure because G/T students do not mirror the demographic and programmatic characteristics of the general student population. The students identified as G/T in Arkansas are whiter, wealthier, and more likely to be...
Sep 28, 2022 | Arkansas Education Reports, Assessment
Volume 19, Issue 7 September 28, 2022 This report examines if using local norms in the identification of Gifted and Talented students would increase the demographic and programmatic diversity of G/T students in Arkansas. Click here to read the Arkansas Education...
Aug 24, 2022 | Assessment, School Performance, The View from the OEP
Welcome back to school! We hope that you are excited about seeing your students and looking forward to a year full of the joy of learning. Here at OEP, we are excited to be starting the school year with an updated website! https://oep.uark.edu. We have been...
Apr 17, 2009 | Arkansas Education Reports, Assessment, School Choice, School Performance
Volume 6, Issue 1 April 17, 2009 In this new Arkansas Education Report, we examine the popular criticism that too much academic testing forces teachers to “teach to the test.” We suggest that when tests are sufficiently broad and tied to curricular...