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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED158433 AUTHOR:
TITLE: Maryland Accountability Program Report, Year IV.
School Year 1976-1977.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1978
NOTE: 345 p.; For related documents, see ED 118 635-638 and
EA 010 862; Not available in paper copy due to very small
print of parts of original document
ABSTRACT: The fourth report required by the Maryland
Educational Accountability Act, this report contains
information about goals for Maryland public education and
progress toward those goals. An introductory chapter
explains accountability, the Maryland Accountability Act,
and limitations of current instruments for measuring
learning progress. The second chapter chronicles
accomplishments of the Maryland State Department of
Education, including educational programs, public library
programs, vocational rehabilitation programs, and other
program support services in such areas as affirmative
action, teacher certification, and accreditation of schools
and programs. The central purpose of the report, to present
Maryland accountability assessment information, is
accomplished in Chapter Three. Results show that Maryland
scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills at the third-grade
level are the same as or significantly ahead of the
national norms. At the fifth-grade level, scores are close
to the national norms. Seventh- and ninth-grade averages
range uniformly below the national norms. Scores are also
presented at the county and school level. The last chapter
contains a report of progress in special program areas,
including Project Basic, special education program
monitoring and evaluation, a revised program cost
accounting system, and Project STAR, a program to help
selected schools improve their reading programs.
(Author/JM)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Achievement; Annual-Reports;
Elementary-Secondary-Education; State-Programs;
Tables-Data; Test-Results
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Accountability-
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